POTENTIAL FUNGI FOR BIOREMEDIATION OF INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS

Two fungi (unidentified) were isolated from soil and marine environ-ments. These isolates were used for bioremediation of pulp and paper mill effluent at the laboratory scale. The treatment resulted in the reduction of color, lignin, and COD of the effluent in the order of 78.6%, 79.0%, and 89.4% in...

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Main Authors: Vara Saritha, Avasn Maruthi, K. Mukkanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2010-02-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_05_1_0008_Saritha_MM_Potential_Fungi_Bioremediation_Effluents/481