Research Article

Low-Cost Biodegradation and Detoxification of Textile Azo Dye C.I. Reactive Blue 172 by Providencia rettgeri Strain HSL1

Table 3

Mortality of D. magna exposed to dye RB 172 and its culture supernatants obtained after degradation by P. rettgeri strain HSL1.

SamplesMortality (%)

Distilled water0 ± 0.0
RB 172 (50 mg L−1)45 ± 2.0
Treated dye medium 0 ± 0.0

Values are mean of three experiments ± SD.