Phytoremediation of Reactive Yellow-176 (RY176) Dye by Lemna Species

Background and Objective: The discharge of industrial wastewater containing reactive dyes poses a significant environmental threat, necessitating sustainable remediation approaches that include the use of plant tissues to remove pollutants.This study explores the potential of Lemna species (duckweed) in the effective phytoremediation of reactive yellow-176 (RY176) dye.Materials and Methods: The study was conducted through inoculation of the fresh life biomass of the plant species (Lemna species) in the dye solution for 14 days.The dye removal efficiency was observed based on initial dye concentration, incubation period, biomass density and chlorophyll content.One-way analysis of variance was used to analyze all the data obtained and readings were considered significant when p