Table 2

		Nutrient amended								Nutrient non-amended
Sample withdrawl →		3 day		6 day		9 day		12day		3 day		6 day		9 day		12day
SS-HMP effluent mutagenicity with	Dose (in µl)	S9 - ve	S9+ ve	S9 - ve	S9+ ve	S9 - ve	S9+ ve	S9 - ve	S9+ ve	S9 - ve	S9+ ve	S9 - ve	S9+ ve	S9 - ve	S9+ ve	S9 - ve	S9+ ve
Control	2	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-
	5	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
	10	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
	50	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
	100	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
*P.chrysosporium*	2	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	5	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-
	10	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-
	50	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-
	100	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-
*P.citrinopileatus*	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	5	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	10	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	50	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-
	100	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-
*P. florida*	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	10	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	50	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	100	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-

(+): Mutagenicity of sample (mutagenicity ratio >2)
(-): Non- mutagenic sample (mutagenicity ratio <2)

Table 2: Pre- and post-treatment mutagenicity of Small scale handmade paper industrial effluent in nutrient amended and nutrient non-amended conditions as detected by Salmonella typhimurium strain TA98 with (S9+ve) and without S9 mix (S9-ve).