Rapid growth and urbanization with new technological advancement in industries like paper, textile, metal plating, tannery, etc have been contaminating the existing water resources by discharging effluent. The untreated effluent discharged into the environment, causes severe contamination of surface and underground water resulting in adverse effects on the general health of the residents around the area. The present book is aimed to explore microbial populations, having the potential to decolorize and degrade dyes from textile dyeing industry effluent. It is also aimed to find out the...