Evaluation of consortia of microorganisms for efficient removal of hexavalent chromium from industrial wastewater

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 597-600

  Muneer, Bushra ^a   Rehman, Abdul ^a   Shakoori, Farah R ^b   Shakoori, Abdul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^b GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Hexavalent chromium; Industrial waste water; Metal uptake

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CANDIDA; CULTURE MEDIUMS; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER; METAL UPTAKE; MYTILUS; UPTAKE ABILITIES;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METAL RECOVERY; POLLUTION; PROTOZOA; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; YEAST;

CHROMIUM;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMIUM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PROTOZOA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; YEASTS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CILIOPHORA; PROTOZOA; STYLONYCHIA MYTILUS;

EID: 62949151251     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9662-3     Document Type: Article

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