Bioremediation of chromium contaminated environments.
Indian J Exp Biol
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2003 Sep; 41(9): 972-85
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-56165
ABSTRACT
Bioremediation is the most promising and cost effective technology widely used nowadays to clean up both soils and wastewaters containing organic or inorganic contaminants. Discharge of chromium containing wastes has led to destruction of many agricultural lands and water bodies. Utilisation of chromium(Cr) reducing microbes and their products has enhanced the efficiency of the process of detoxification of Cr(VI) to Cr(III). This review focuses mainly on the current technologies prevalent for remediation like natural attenuation, anaerobic packed bed bioreactors (using live cells, Cr(VI) reductases or their byproducts) and use of engineered microorganisms. Treatment of wastewaters by biosorption or using biofilms and immobilized microbial cells are also discussed.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Oxidation-Reduction
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Soil Microbiology
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Water Microbiology
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Biodegradation, Environmental
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Waste Disposal, Fluid
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Chromium
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Adsorption
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Bioreactors
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Environmental Pollutants
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Anaerobiosis
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Exp Biol
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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