A great number of synthetic organic chemicals have been released to the environment via industrial activities. Dye classifications is based on the major functionality of the dye, the main classes being azo, anthraquinone, polymethine, phthalocyanine, sulphur, aryl-methane, stilbene and coumarine dyes [6]. In the present work qualitative and quantitative determination of synthetic azo dye compounds containing with complex mixtures in textile based industrial wastewater is proposed. Study has been carried out in a three different stage: 1. Sample handling 2. Extraction 3. Measuring. Samples were collected by traditional methods. Because of low solubility of dispersed dyestuff in water, for the extraction of analyte different techniques were applied i.e. liquid-liquid extractions, acid-base extractions and solid phase extractions. Better recovery was achieved with CH2CI2 liquid-liquid extraction 99.89%. Determinations were performed using analytical techniques: TLC, UV-VIS, and HPLC-UV. Disperse Red 73 called dyestuff was determined in wastewater both qualitative and quantitative.

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