Bioremediation of pulp and paper mill effluent by a novel fungal consortium isolated from polluted soil.
Bioresour Technol
; 98(18): 3647-51, 2007 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-17208440
ABSTRACT
Two basidiomycetous fungi (Merulius aureus syn. Phlebia sp. and an unidentified genus) and a deuteromycetous fungus (Fusarium sambucinum Fuckel MTCC 3788) were isolated from soils affected with effluents of a pulp and paper mill over several years. These isolates were immobilized on nylon mesh and the consortium was used for bioremediation of pulp and paper mill effluent in a continuously aerated bench-top bioreactor. 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 4 days. A major part of reductions in these parameters occurred within first 24h of the treatment, which was also characterized by a steep decline in the pH of the effluent. During this period, total dissolved solids, electrical conductivity and salinity of the effluent also registered marked decline. It is pertinent to note that this is the first report of bioremediation of pulp and paper mill effluent by an immobilized fungal consortium.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Papel
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Solo
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Poluentes do Solo
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Fungos
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Resíduos Industriais
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
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Article