Biosorption of toxic metals from aqueous solutions by bacteria strains isolated from metal-polluted soils

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 909-916

  Zouboulis, A I ^a   Loukidou, M X ^a   Matis, K A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bacterial strains; Biosorption; Cadmium; Chromate; Metal polluted soils

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS LATEROSPORUS;

EID: 1942425068     PISSN: 00329592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(03)00200-0     Document Type: Article

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