EFFECT OF DYE WASTE WATER ON THE GROWTH OF AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS

ABSTRACT The predominance of these families with the basic colours in use by local dyers are Vat Yellow-GCN (C28H14N2O2S2), Vat Blue-RS (C28H14N2O4) and Bordeaux-RR or Vat Red (C26H12N4O2). Apart from these dyestuffs with primary colours, Indigo dye (C16H10N2O2) is the oldest in the history of dyeing in Abeokuta (Cooper 1995;Zaharia and Suteu 2012;Oguntade et al. 2015) Other related studies have also shown different effects of textile sludge on red amaranth with maximum growth at 100% of the effluent (Nessa et al. 2016). In addition to promoting growth and development, dye industrial effluent can increase bioaccumulation of heavy metals in tissues of vegetables (Kisku et al. 2000, (Farooq et al. 2008) and Oguntade et al. 2015). However, information on the impact of dyestuff solution, a major component of dye effluent on leafy vegetables is scarce. Indigo dye is the oldest in history of textile dyeing in Abeokuta. The three dyes with primary colours are the major ones, from which other colour combinations are derived for dyeing purposes (Oguntade et al. 2015).