Table 5

Time (Hrs)	Textile effluent(1:4) diluted
	pH 7				pH 8.5
	Coconut fibre		Groundnut shell		Coconut fibre		Groundnut shell
	OD	% Ads.	OD	% Ads.	OD	% Ads.	OD	% Ads.
Control	0.425	00	0.425	00	0.431	00	0.431	00
24	0.301	29.1	0.130	69.4	0.415	3.7	0.190	55.9
48	0.215	49.4	0.110	74.1	0.359	16.7	0.185	57.0

pH 8.5 was the pH of the diluted effluent (1:4) and pH 7 was adjusted using acid

Table 5: Adsorption of dyes from (1:4) diluted textile effluent #3 by Aspergillus terreus immobilized in coconut fibre and groundnut shell.