Journal of Bioremediation & Biodegradation
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Abstract

The paper and pulp industry effluent is loaded with organic compounds and inorganic salts.Such highly toxic effluents are traditionally dumped in the channels or released in the nearby water reservoir. Some of the industrial effluents are being treated using the easiest and cheapest physic-chemical methods. These methods of effluent treatment cannot produce the environmentally safe water that can be recycled to cultivated lands or safely released to aquatic systems. Hence, last two decades the scientific community is interested to develop efficient biological methods of waste water treatments. Microorganisms clean up the industrial water by means of their enzymatic machineries. Screening and isolation of efficient micro-flora from industrial effluent may serve good resource pool for the different enzymes responsible for the bioremediation. Present study was focussed on the isolation of microorganisms from the local paper and pulp industry (Laxmi Venkatesha paper) .Bacterial isolates were identified up to genus level by performing biochemical tests. Isolated Bacillus sp. was found efficient for the effluent treatment. Physicochemical parameters such as pH, color, odor, TSS, TDS, DO, COD and BOD of effluent were studied after collection.

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