Removal of mercury from chloralkali electrolysis wastewater by a mercury-resistant Pseudomonas putida strain

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 5279-5284

  Von Canstein, H ^a   Li, Y ^a   Timmis, K N ^a   Deckwer, W D ^a   Wagner Dobler I ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; MERCURY; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT; ELECTROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0032753016     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.12.5279-5284.1999     Document Type: Article

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