A highly lead (II) resistant (up to 2200 mg/l) bacterium PbRPSD202 was selected among
210 lead resistant bacteria isolated from marine environment of Paradeep Port, Odisha for …

Chromium is one of the most widely used metals in industry. Hexavalent form [Cr (VI)], which
is found in industrial discharges, is very toxic and very soluble in water. From soil taken from …

Heavy metal contamination of the environment is a serious threat to our biological
ecosystem due to their toxicity, carcinogenicity and mutagenicity. In recent years, increased …

A halophilic multiple heavy metal-resistant bacterium, CdRPSD103, was isolated from the
sea sediment and identified as Bacillus altitudinis strain CdRPSD103. This bacterial strain is …

A halotolerant chromate [Cr (VI)]-resistant bacterium, CrRPSD40, isolated from marine
sediments of Paradip port, Odisha, India, was identified and used in Cr (VI) reduction study …

Rapid industrialization and anthropogenic activities have produced a huge amount of
noxious Cr (VI), which accumulates in the soil for a longer period. As a consequence, that …

An assessment of the marine water quality at Paradip port involving various
physicochemical parameters such as temperature, pH, salinity, turbidity, TSS, DO, BOD …

In the present study, the spatial and seasonal variations of some important sediment quality
parameters were investigated at 10 different locations inside Paradip Port harbour, Odisha …

Microbial bioremediation especially bacterial bioremediation is now gradually gaining
global attention as a potential, less harmful, ecofriendly and economically viable method to …

The soil bacteria, residing under pesticide stress, are able to resist and detoxify these toxic
pesticides into nontoxic products. The objective of the present study is to isolate and identify …