Evaluation of the genotoxic potential of reactive black 5 solutions subjected to decolorizing treatments by three fungal strains

Genotoxic effect of two commonly used textile dyes Reactive Blue 19 and Reactive Black 5 using Allium cepa L. as an indicator

“…As a result of the research, it was determined that Reactive Yellow 84, Reactive Black 5 had a mutagenic effect at a concentration of 400 μg/mL in the presence of S9 fraction and Reactive Black 5 at a concentration of 400 μg/mL in the absence of S9 fraction. Salas-Veizaga et al[43] investigated the genotoxic effects of Reactive Black 5 and found that this substance did not cause any change in the mitotic index in Vicia faba; in other words, it did not cause a cytogenetic effect; on the contrary, it increased the formation of micronuclei and thus had a genotoxic effect.Leme et al, in a study they conducted in 2015, investigated the effects of textile dyes Reactive Blue 19 and Reactive Red 120 on aquatic organisms and humans using different test methods…”