Bioremediation of Tannery Effluents Using a Consortium of Blue-Green Algal Species

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 863-873

  Shashirekha, Viswanaathan ^a   Sridharan, Melatheru Ramanujam ^a   Swamy, Mahadeswara ^a  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Blue green algae; Chromium; Consortium; Tannery effluent

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; EFFLUENT; SORPTION; SULFATE;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; OSCILLATORIA; OSCILLATORIA SP.; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 80052917272     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: 18630669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.201000548     Document Type: Article

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