Table 1

No. of loofa	Textile effluent(1:4)diluted (pH 8.5)
No. of loofa	OD after 24hrs (650nm)	% Ads.	OD after 48 hrs (650nm)	% Ads.
Control	0.406	00	0.406	00
2	0.396	2.46	0.209	48.5
3	0.351	13.5	0.203	50.0
4	0.308	24.1	0.141	65.2
5	0.271	33.2	0.117	71.1
6	0.065	83.9	0.051	87.4
8	0.056	86.2	0.036	91.1

Average of 3 readings

Table 1: Adsorption of dyes from diluted (1:4) textile effluent by Aspergillus terreus immobilized in Loofa sponge.