Kalaivani T

Department of Biotechnology

School of Bio Sciences and Technology

Vellore Campus

Rajasekaran C

Shalini L

Department of Software Systems

School of Computer Science and Engineering

Vinodhini S

Priyadharshini S.S

Vidya A.G.

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private university located in&nbsp;Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984, as Vellore Engineering College, the institution offers 20 undergraduate, 34 postgraduate, four integrated and four research programs. It has campuses in Vellore, Amravati, Bhopal and Chennai.

VIT is one of the top ranked private universities in India according to NIRF, THE and QS Rankings.&nbsp;Govt. of India has recognized&nbsp;VIT, Vellore as an&nbsp;Institution of Eminence. This has allowed VIT to take independent quality initiatives and move up in world ranking.

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Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Arthrospira (Spirulina) belongs to the cyanobacterial family has been reported as a potential bioremediation agent. The bioadsorption potential of Arthrospira species, namely A. indica, A. maxima, and A. platensis, was tested against lead, chromium, and cadmium toxicity under laboratory conditions. Arthrospira species were cultured in Zarrouk's medium containing lead, chromium, and cadmium with two varying concentrations (0.01 and 0.05mM) and in river water contaminated with tannery effluent containing these heavy metals. Parameters like specific growth rate, total chlorophyll, and total protein contents were analyzed and compared. Specific growth rate, total chlorophyll, and total protein contents possess dose dependent decrease with increase in concentrations of metals and also in heavy metal contaminated tannery effluent when compared with control. Statistical analysis revealed that there is a good correlation between the specific growth rate and protein content in all the species. Atomic absorption spectrometry analysis also revealed that there is a maximum bioadsorption potential of the Arthrospira species. Results indicated that the three Arthrospira species used in this experiment were found to be potential candidates for bioadsorption against lead, chromium, and cadmium. Arthrospira species (A. indica, A. maxima, A. platensis) were used to study heavy metals adsorption from tannery effluents. The adsorption capacity was analysed by growth estimation, chlorophyll content, protein content. The results show that the Arthrospira species possess high adsorption capacity toward lead, chromium, cadmium. © 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH &amp; Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

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Arthrospira(Spirulina) Species as Bioadsorbents for Lead, Chromium, and Cadmium - a Comparative Study

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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Environmental toxicity: Exposure and impact of chromium on cyanobacterial species

Algal Research

A review on production of poly β hydroxybutyrates from cyanobacteria for the production of bio plastics

Bioremediation Journal

Chromium Removal from Aqueous System and Industrial Wastewater by Agricultural Wastes

Removal of heavy metals from tannery effluents of Ambur industrial area, Tamilnadu by Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis

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ISSN	0167-6369
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