Ecotoxicological and health concerns of persistent coloring pollutants of textile industry wastewater and treatment approaches for environmental safety

Roop Kishor^a, Diane Purchase^b, Ganesh Dattatraya Saratale^{c d}, Rijuta Ganesh Saratale^c, Luiz Fernando Romanholo Ferreira^{e f}, Muhammad Bilal^g, Ram Chandra^a, Ram Naresh Bharagava^a✉

1. ^aLaboratory of Bioremediation and Metagenomics Research (LBMR), Department of Microbiology (DM), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226 025 U.P., India
2. ^bDepartment of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, The Burroughs, Hendon, London NW4 4BT, England, UK
3. ^cResearch Institute of Biotechnology and Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Seoul, Gyeonggido 10326, Republic of Korea
4. ^dDepartment of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Seoul, Gyeonggi-do 10326, Republic of Korea
5. ^eGraduate Program in Process Engineering, Tiradentes University (UNIT), Av. Murilo Dantas, 300, Farolândia, 49032-490 Aracaju-Sergipe, Brazil
6. ^fInstitute of Technology and Research (ITP), Tiradentes University (UNIT), Av. Murilo Dantas, 300, Farolândia, 49032-490 Aracaju-Sergipe, Brazil
7. ^gSchool of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, China
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