The diversity of indigenous bacteria recovered from polluted sediment samples from several coasts of Patagonia is described in this chapter. Selective enrichment cultures supplemented with naphthalene, phenanthrene, and ...

Water evaporation in solar salterns creates salinity gradients that promote the adaptation of microbial species to different salinities. This competitive habitat challenges the metabolic capabilities of microorganisms and ...

Titanium dioxide particles (TiO2) are widely used to produce whitens (titanium white) and different class of nanomaterials (semiconductors, photo catalysts and nanotubes). Nanomaterials are excellent adsorbents and catalysts ...

In this work, a biofilm-mediated removal of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was proposed. PAHs are toxic and persistent contaminants from petroleum industry, dispersed on water, soils, air and sediments. The removal ...

The native bacterial consortium was obtained from the sediment of the Colta lagoon. Colta Canton. Province of Chimborazo, for the treatment of the sediment dredged in the lagoon. Sampling of the sediment, inoculation of ...

Salinity can compromise the growth of aquatic macrophytes, influencing their nutrient content and interspecific interactions. In estuaries, the sediment characteristics vary in salinity as well as nutrient availability, ...

The invention discloses a biotechnological process for the treatment of hydroxide sludge containing As produced in potable water production processes which use FeCl3 as a coagulant, through the action of sulfate reducing ...