Table 1 Composition of different constituents of textile effluents
Sr. No | Constituent of effluent | Range | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Color | Dark brown to charcoal black | [24] |
2. | Temperature (°C) | 20–60 | [25] |
3. | pH | 4–10 | [26] |
4. | TDS (mg/L) | 1800–12,000 | [24] |
5. | TSS (mg/L) | 15–8000 | [25] |
6. | Conductivity (µS/cm) | 1000 | [27] |
7. | Chlorines (mg/L) | 200–6000 | [24] |
8. | Heavy metals (mg/L) | 2–15 | [28] |
9. | BOD (mg/L) | 80–6000 | [26] |
10. | COD (mg/L) | 150–12,000 | |
11. | Surfactants | 20–100 | [18] |