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Screening of biosorption bacteria tolerance towards copper and cadmium from oil sludge pond

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Certain bacterial strains can be employed in the removal of heavy metals from the environment. The aim of this study was to screen potential bacteria that were tolerant towards Cu and Cd and instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) was used to determine the concentrations of heavy metals in the sludge samples. The sludge samples from oil refinery plant in Malaysia contained Cr, Cs, Cu, Eu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Sb, Sc, Th, U and Zn. Seven bacterial isolates were identified to be tolerant to 100 mg/kg of copper and cadmium.

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  1. School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    A. Hamzah & W. N. W. M. Arifin

  2. School of Applied Physics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    K. S. Khoo

  3. School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    L. J. Lee & S. B. Sarmani

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Hamzah, A., Arifin, W.N.W.M., Khoo, K.S. et al. Screening of biosorption bacteria tolerance towards copper and cadmium from oil sludge pond. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 281, 295–298 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-009-0097-4

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