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- Title
Resistance and Uptake of Heavy Metals by Vorticella microstoma and Its Potential Use in Industrial Wastewater Treatment.
- Authors
Rehman, A.; Shakoori, Farah R.; Shakoori, A. R.
- Abstract
The article discusses a study which investigated the survival of Vorticella microstoma in media containing heavy metals such as cadmium, copper and nickel. Heavy metals, which are one of the causes of water and soil pollution, are considered the most abundant pollutants in the sewage and in wastewater. The number of protozoan cells in the medium have been counted to monitor the impact of metal ions on growth of the culture. Results showed that the addition of metal ions led to slower growth and delay cell division. In addition, the growth rate of ciliate was slower and that there was no change in shape and size reduction of cells growing in metal ions.
- Subjects
VORTICELLA; HEAVY metals; CADMIUM; COPPER; NICKEL; POLLUTANTS; PROTOZOA; CILIATA
- Publication
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 2010, Vol 29, Issue 4, p481
- ISSN
1944-7442
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ep.10450