Bioremediation of chromium contaminated environments

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 972-985

  Kamaludeen, Sara Parwin Banu ^a   Arunkumar, K R ^a   Avudainayagam, S ^a   Ramasamy, K ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Chromium contamination; Chromium reducing microbes; Engineered microorganisms

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISMS; SOILS; WASTEWATER;

AGRICULTURAL LANDS;

BIOREMEDIATION;

ADSORPTION; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0041783755     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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