Vineyard soils are frequently polluted with high concentrations of copper due application of copper sulfate in order to control fungal diseases. Bioremediation is an efficient process for the treatment of contaminated sites. Efficient copper sorption bacteria can be used for bioremoval of copper from contaminated sites. In this study, a total of 106 copper resistant bacteria were examined for r...

This work addresses the treatment of a complex industrial effluent containing high concentrations metals and spiked with two organic solvents (diethylketone – DEK, methyl ethyl ketone - MEK) using an eco-friendly approach. The system herein proposed consists bio-barrier that combines adsorption capacity sepiolite properties Streptococcus equisimilis biofilm proven ability in degradation bioremo...

The ex-situ bioremoval of U(VI) from contaminated water using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strain 8455 and 13538 was studied under a range of pH and uranium concentrations. The effect of pH on the growth of bacteria was evaluated across the range 1.5–4.5 pH units. The respiration rate of At. ferrooxidans at different U(VI) concentrations was quantified as a measure of the rate of metabolic ac...