Comparing the tolerance limits of selected bacterial and protozoan species to nickel in wastewater systems

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 410-411, Issue , 2011, Pages 172-181

  Kamika, I ^a   Momba, M N B ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioremediation; Mixed liquor; Nickel; Protozoa; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL SPECIES; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MIXED LIQUOR; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; STANDARD METHOD; STATISTICAL EVIDENCE; TOLERANCE LIMITS; WASTE WATER SYSTEMS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ECOLOGY; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; NICKEL; POLLUTION; PROTOZOA; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NICKEL;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NICKEL; PH; PROTOZOAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOLERANCE; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; ASPIDISCA; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOREMEDIATION; BREVIBACILLUS; BREVIBACILLUS LATEROSPORUS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LIQUID; METAL TOLERANCE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PERANEMA; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TEMPERATURE; TRACHELOPHYLLUM; WASTE WATER; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA; CILIOPHORA; EUGLENIDA; NICKEL; SEASONS; SOUTH AFRICA; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

ASPIDISCA; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS LATEROSPORUS; PROTOZOA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TRACHELOPHYLLUM;

EID: 80655133076     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.09.060     Document Type: Article

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