4. Conclusions
It was observed that the waste yeast cells from distillery
industry have the significant potential to remediate the textile
effluent. Reduction in the color, heavy metals, COD and BOD was
achieved by both; yeast cells from waste (YB) and standard yeast
strain S. cerevisiae MTCC 463 (SC). Induction of reductive enzymes
like DCIP reductase and azo reductase indicates the involvement of
theses enzymes in the decolorization process. Utilization of inexpensive
supportive material like POP for immobilization and
development of continuous effluent treatment plant, will be an
economical tool for the textile industry in near by future. Cytotoxic
and genotoxic studies in combination with classical Allium test
gives clear idea regarding the less toxic nature of the treated
effluent. As the present study deals with the utilization of waste of
one (distillery) industry to remediate the waste from another
(textile) industry, it proves to be efficient methodology for the
waste management from both the industries.