Biosorption of chromium (VI) and nickel (II) by bacterial isolates from an aqueous solution

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 150-156

  Parameswari, E ^a   Lakshmanan, A ^a   Thilagavathi, T ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial isolates; Biosorption; Chromium; Nickel; Sewage effluent

Indexed keywords

AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 70349415519     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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