This bacterium degrades 98.50% of Direct Blue-6 dye
Could this clean textile wastewater at scale? IIT Guwahati researchers found a bacterium to treat toxic textile dye wastewater
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Textile industries in Guwahati release wastewater containing synthetic dyes that are difficult to break down, posing risks to aquatic ecosystems and human health.
google-news Follow Us IIT Guwahati researchers found a bacterium that degraded 98.50% of Direct Blue-6
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