Potential use of cyanobacterial species in bioremediation of industrial effluents

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1125-1132

  Dubey, Sanjay Kumar ^a   Dubey, Jaishree ^a   Mehra, Sandeep ^a   Tiwari, Pradeep ^a   Bishwas, A J ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Cyanobacteria; Industrial effluents

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOTHECE; EFFLUENT; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NODULARIA; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; OSCILLATORIA; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SYNECHOCOCCUS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOTHECE; NODULARIA; NOSTOC SP.; OSCILLATORIA SP.; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 79951988761     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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