Bioremediation of toxic substances by mercury resistant marine bacteria

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 385-389

  De, Jaysankar ^a,b   Sarkar, A ^a   Ramaiah, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; CH07; Mercury volatilization; PCBs

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PCB; TOXIC MATERIAL; WASTEWATER; XENOBIOTICS;

BACTERIOPLANKTON; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33745459029     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-006-0066-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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