Bioremediation for the decolorization of textile dyes-A review

Environmental Chemistry: Green Chemistry and Pollutants in Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 269-288

  Kandelbauer, A ^a   Guebitz, G M ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

bacteria; biodegradation; bioremediation; dye decolorization; mixed cultures; textile effluents; white rot fungi

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892083722     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-26531-7_26     Document Type: Chapter

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