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• TITLE: Bioremediation of lead by lead-resistant microorganisms, isolated from industrial sample

  AUTHORS: Sabyasachi Chatterjee, Anindita Mukherjee, Agniswar Sarkar, Pranab Roy

  KEYWORDS: Bioremediation; Lead Resistant Bacteria; Industrial Bioremediation; Industrial Effluent Toxicity

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology, Vol.3 No.3, June 21, 2012

  ABSTRACT: Lead contamination in water is a widespread problem throughout the world and results from industrial use and processing of lead ore. Bio-availability of lead can be hazardous for children and causes mental retardation. The use of lead free petrol is one measure to check this pollution, but this heavy metal is also present in industrial effluents and need to be removed before these effluents are discharged to natural land or water and as well as to the environment. Using bioremediation, bacteria could render lead non-bioavailable would provide an alternative option for detoxifying this contaminant in the environment. The property of some species of bacteria and algae, to extract metals from their surroundings, has been utilized to purify industrial effluents. The first step in devising a bioremediation strategy is to identify candidate bacterial strains capable of modifying the contaminant. Biotechnological approaches are recommended for extraction of metal forms can be grown in ponds where effluents (rich in heavy metals) are discharged. The microbes will extract the heavy metals and sequester them inside their cell membranes. The goal of the present study was to examine the capacity of lead resistant bacteria and bioremediation of lead contaminated water.