Uptake of heavy metals by a ciliate, Tachysoma pellionella, isolated from industrial effluents and its potential use in bioremediation of toxic wastewater

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2006 Sep;77(3):469-76. doi: 10.1007/s00128-006-1088-6.

Authors

A Rehman¹, F R Shakoori, A R Shakoori

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, New Campus, Lahore, 54590.

PMID: 17033876
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-006-1088-6

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animals
Biodegradation, Environmental*
Ciliophora / drug effects
Ciliophora / growth & development
Ciliophora / metabolism*
Industrial Waste
Metals, Heavy / pharmacokinetics*
Metals, Heavy / toxicity
Waste Disposal, Fluid / methods*
Water Pollutants, Chemical / pharmacokinetics*
Water Pollutants, Chemical / toxicity
Water Purification / methods*

Substances

Industrial Waste
Metals, Heavy
Water Pollutants, Chemical