Bioremoval of Cu(II), Zn(II), Pb(II) and Cd(II) by Nostoc muscorum isolated from a coal mining site

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1525-1534

  Hazarika, Jayeeta ^a   Pakshirajan, Kannan ^a   Sinharoy, Arindam ^a   Syiem, Mayashree B ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

^b NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioremoval; Cyanobacteria; Heavy metals; Nostoc muscorum; Taguchi design

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028196451     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: 15735176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-014-0475-3     Document Type: Article

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