“…As expected, the textile industry is regarded as one of the key contributors to this type of contamination [2,3]. However, dyes are also extensively used in biological staining applications as well as in the rubber, plastics, paper, cosmetics, food, and pharmaceutical industries [4][5][6]. The release of dyes into water resources may lead to adverse effects; in particular, the dye color is visible even at low concentrations (< 1.0 mg L -1 ), which may result in sunlight blocking, hindering the photosynthesis of aquatic flora and thus having a negative impact on the entire aquatic ecosystem [7,8].…”