Research Article

Cytotoxicity, Genotoxicity, and Phytotoxicity of Tannery Effluent Discharged into Palar River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India

Table 6

Effect of tannery effluent on leukocytecell viability.

Volume of tannery effluent in culture (%)Number of cells viable after treatment (cells/mL)

Control1.25 ± 0.01 × 106
5 1.1 ± 0.05 × 106
108 ± 1.15 × 105
15 7.7 ± 0.67 × 104
20 3.7 ± 0.29 × 104