Bioremediation of chromium in tannery effluent by microbial consortia

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 3140-3143

  Fathima Benazir, J ^a   Suganthi, R ^a   Rajvel, D ^a   Padmini Pooja, M ^a   Mathithumilan, B ^a  

^a Dr GR Damodaran College of Science   (India)

Author keywords

Chromium; Consortia; Effluent; Immobilization; Remediation

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; DIPHENYLCARBAZIDE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; EFFLUENT; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; IMMOBILIZED CELL; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 77958129092     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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