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Table 4 Toxicity values of IC50 of Lactuca sativa L at different dye treatment times with Leucosporidium muscorum F20A. Data are presented as the mean ± DS (n = 4)

From: Antarctic yeasts: potential use in a biologic treatment of textile azo dyes

Test solution

IC50 (mg L–1)

Dye solution before treatment

30 ± 7

Dye solution after 23 h of treatment

1.7 ± 0.1

Dye solution after 40 h of treatment

0.71 ± 0.08

Dye solution after 72 h of treatment

0.7 ± 0.1

Dye solution after 144 h of treatment

0.26 ± 0.06

Positive control with Zn (II)

142 ± 9