Bioremediation of toxic heavy metals using acidothermophilic autotrophes

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1237-1242

  Umrania, Valentina V ^a  

^a MVM Science and Home Science College   (India)

Author keywords

Acidothermophilic autotrophes; Bioremediation; Chalcopyrite; Covellite; Toxic heavy metals

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEAVY METALS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; SOLUBILITY; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ACIDOTHERMOPHILIC AUTOTROPHES; CHALCOPYRITE; COVELLITE; TOXIC HEAVY METALS;

BIOREMEDIATION;

ARSENIC; BISMUTH; CADMIUM; CHALCONE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; LITHIUM; MERCURY; MOLYBDENUM; SILVER; TIN; ZINC;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEAVY METALS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; SOLUBILITY; TOXIC MATERIALS;

AUTOTROPHY; BIOREMEDIATION; HEAVY METAL; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TOXICITY;

ACIDOTHERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSORPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAL RECOVERY; METAL TOLERANCE; METALLURGY; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PH MEASUREMENT; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOIL MICROFLORA; WATER SAMPLING;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33646885500     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.04.048     Document Type: Article

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