Microbial Reduction and Detoxification of Chromium from Tannery Effluent by Natural Inhabitants
Chromium (Cr), a chemical agent, has long been used extensively in leather tanning. Hexavalent chromium (Cr-VI) found in tannery effluent is highly toxic, carcinogenic and mutagenic to humans. Transformation of Cr-VI to its trivalent counterpart, Cr-III, is the basic process in its detoxification, a...
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Technoscience Publications
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Nature Environment and Pollution Technology |
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| Online Access: | https://neptjournal.com/upload-images/(51)D-1173.pdf |