Bioremediation techniques applied to aqueous media contaminated with mercury
In recent years, the environmental and human health impacts of mercury contamination have driven the search for alternative, eco-efficient techniques different from the traditional physicochemical methods for treating this metal. One of these alternative processes is bioremediation. A comprehensive...
- Autores:
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Velásquez-Riaño, Möritz
Benavides-Otaya, Holman D.
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2020
- Institución:
- Universidad El Bosque
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio U. El Bosque
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.unbosque.edu.co:20.500.12495/3685
- Acceso en línea:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12495/3685
https://doi.org/10.3109/07388551.2015.1100156
https://repositorio.unbosque.edu.co
- Palabra clave:
- Aqueous media
Bioremediation
Effluent
Mercury
Phytoremediation
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Acceso abierto
| Summary: | In recent years, the environmental and human health impacts of mercury contamination have driven the search for alternative, eco-efficient techniques different from the traditional physicochemical methods for treating this metal. One of these alternative processes is bioremediation. A comprehensive analysis of the different variables that can affect this process is presented. It focuses on determining the effectiveness of different techniques of bioremediation, with a specific consideration of three variables: the removal percentage, time needed for bioremediation and initial concentration of mercury to be treated in an aqueous medium. |
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