Tolerance of two ciliates, Stylonychia mytilus and paramecium caudatum, isolated from industrial effluents to an organophosphate, endosulfan and their potential use in bioremediation of insecticide-contaminated wastewater

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 255-261

  Rehman, Abdul ^a   Shuja, Rukhsana ^a   Shakoori, Abdul Rauf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Endosulfan; Paramecium caudatum; Stylonychia mytilus

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CILIATE; CLEANUP; EFFLUENT; ENDOSULFAN; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; TOLERANCE; WASTEWATER;

CILIOPHORA; MYTILUS; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM; PROTOZOA; STYLONYCHIA MYTILUS;

EID: 48849117733     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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