Removal of heavy metals by biosorption

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-117

  Mudhoo, Ackmez ^a,b   Garg, Vinod K ^c   Wang, Shaobin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology ^*  (Mauritius)

^c GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosorbents; Biosorption; Heavy metals; Toxicity; Vermicomposts; Wastes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ALGAE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSORPTION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHITOSAN; GROUNDWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIAL STRAINS; BIOSORBENTS; FUNGAL BIOMASS; HEAVY METAL POLLUTANTS; INDUSTRIALISATION; MARINE ALGAE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; TOXIC HEAVY METALS; VERMICOMPOSTS;

HEAVY METALS;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84860775011     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-011-0342-2     Document Type: Review

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