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Research Article Volume 6 Issue 1
Bioremedial Efficacy of Nostoc Carneum Agardh in Industrial Effluents Treatment
Priyanka Saha, Bharti Singh Raipat, Manoj Kumar, Manoranjan Prasad Sinha
Department of Zoology, St Xavier?s College, India
Department of Zoology, Ranchi University, India
Received: July 26, 2017 | Published: February 7, 2018
Citation: : Saha P, Raipat BS, Kumar M, Sinha MP (2018) Bioremedial Efficacy of Nostoc Carneum Agardh in Industrial Effluents Treatment. J Microbiol Exp 6(1): 00182. DOI: 10.15406/jmen.2018.06.00182
Abstract
The present work was done as laboratory experiment to evaluate the efficacy of Nostoc carneum- a heterocystous, nonpoisonous cyanobacterium as bioremedial agent of waste water particularly from removal of some commonly available heavy metals in industrial effluents of Jharkhand. The effluents were collected in sterile glass bottles and transported in cold condition to the laboratory for physicochemical analysis viz. pH, BOD, COD, Chloride, Sulphate and Phosphate. 3 sets of Erlenmeyer flasks were used for the experimental setup. 1st set having waste water without medium and algae represents control. To the 2nd set 100% waste water was added along with 50 mL of BG-11 medium (BNM) and 2mL of Nostoc carneum. One more set having 100% waste water, along with Nostoc but without BNM represents 3rd set. All the Erlenmeyer flasks were maintained at the temperature 25±2°C under continuous white light (2200lux) under aseptic condition. The experimental set ups were illuminated properly to facilitate the cyanobacterial growth. Initial pH value of effluent was 7.80 which become 8.3, 8.43 and 7.81 on 30th day respectively in 1st, 2nd and 3rd setup. Chloride shows 11.58%, 23.27% and 5.06% reduction from initial value, similarly deviations in values of other parameters of all the 3 setups are described in detail in research paper.
Keywords: Nostoc carneum, Effluent, Aseptic, BG-11 medium, Technology, Bioremediation, Humankind, Soils, Sediments, Water, Air, Biological, Sewage, Plant, Sussex, Biodegradation, Biotransformation, Microorganisms, Immobilization, Environment
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