Uptake and removal of toxic Cr(VI) by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Physico-chemical and biological evaluation

Current Science

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 645-652

  Chatterjee, Suparna ^a   Ghosh, Indranil ^a   Mukherjea, Kalyan K ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Metal adsorption; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Tannery effluents

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 80755163122     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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