Toxicity of heavy metals for microorganisms isolated from slow sand filter schmutzdecke

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1097-1102

  Muhammad, N ^a   Hooke, A M ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial species; Biomass; Chemical complexes; Growth curves; Mean generation time; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL POISONS; METAL COMPLEXES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY;

BACTERIAL SPECIES; CHEMICAL COMPLEXES; GENERATION TIME; GROWTH CURVES; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; ISOLATED MICROORGANISMS; PROTECTION EFFECT; TRYPTIC SOY BROTHS;

BACTERIA;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ORGANIC MATTER;

TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DILUTION; FILTER; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; SAND; TOXICITY TESTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0242525202     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330309385650     Document Type: Article

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