Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
Effect of chromium sulphate solution of different concentrations (0.25%, 1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0% and 3.0%) on soil mycobiota was studied. Up to a certain 1evel; the fungal diversity improved as a result of amendment with chromium sulphate solution. However, higher concentration (3%) led to marked decrease in the number of isolates. Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, A. terreus. A. fumigatus, A. luchuuensis, Fusarium spp., Periconia byssoides and a species of Penicillium could be isolated from soil treated with 3% chromium sulphate solution. Out of these, A. fumigatus and Fusarium spp. together accounted for more than 94% of isolates and may be tried for removal of chromium from industrial effluents.
Keywords
Article Details
Copyright (c) 2009 Environment Conservation Journal
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
References
- Iyer, C.R., Rajgopalan, R. and Pillai, S.C., 1952. Soil condition as affected by tannery waste water. J. Ind. Inst. of Science, 34(2): 163-178.
- Kamtni, N.R., Hemachander, C., Mala, G.S. and Puvanakrishnan,
- R., 1999. Microbial enzyme technology as an alternative to conventional chemicals in leather industrv. Current Science, 77: 81-86.
- Padmini, K., 1976. Effect of Tannery effluents on soil microflora and well water. Ph.D. Thesis, Madras University.
- Rai, B., Chandra, A. and Singh, S.K., 1995. effect of heavy metals on growth of some pathogenic and non-pathogenic soil microflora. J. Ind. Bot. Soc., 74: 35-39.
- Raman, N., Srinivasan, V. and Rani, M., 2002. Effect of chromium on the Axenic growth and phosppatase. Activity of Ectomycorrhizal fungi Laccaria laccata and Suillus bov.ines. Bull. Environ. Toxicol., 68: 569-575. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001280292
- Saksena, S.B., 1955. Ecological factors governing the distribution of soil microfllpgi in some forest soil of sagar. J. Ind. Bot. Soc., 34: 262-298.
- Sharma, B.K. and Habib, Iqbal, 1995. Differential bioaccumulation of Mg, Pb, Cr and Zn in some Rabi crops and elemental bioaccumulation. Metabolite concentration in component part of Cicer arientnum var C-235 under irrigational impact of rubber factory effluent. J. Ind. Bot. Soc., 74: 197-204.
- Singh, P.N. and Charaya, M.D., 1975. Soil fungi of sugarcane field at Merrut. Geobios, 2: 40-43.
- Tam, P.L.F., 1995. Bioaccumulation of aluminium and chromium by ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus tinctorius. Ph.D. Thesis University of Madras, India.
References
Iyer, C.R., Rajgopalan, R. and Pillai, S.C., 1952. Soil condition as affected by tannery waste water. J. Ind. Inst. of Science, 34(2): 163-178.
Kamtni, N.R., Hemachander, C., Mala, G.S. and Puvanakrishnan,
R., 1999. Microbial enzyme technology as an alternative to conventional chemicals in leather industrv. Current Science, 77: 81-86.
Padmini, K., 1976. Effect of Tannery effluents on soil microflora and well water. Ph.D. Thesis, Madras University.
Rai, B., Chandra, A. and Singh, S.K., 1995. effect of heavy metals on growth of some pathogenic and non-pathogenic soil microflora. J. Ind. Bot. Soc., 74: 35-39.
Raman, N., Srinivasan, V. and Rani, M., 2002. Effect of chromium on the Axenic growth and phosppatase. Activity of Ectomycorrhizal fungi Laccaria laccata and Suillus bov.ines. Bull. Environ. Toxicol., 68: 569-575. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001280292
Saksena, S.B., 1955. Ecological factors governing the distribution of soil microfllpgi in some forest soil of sagar. J. Ind. Bot. Soc., 34: 262-298.
Sharma, B.K. and Habib, Iqbal, 1995. Differential bioaccumulation of Mg, Pb, Cr and Zn in some Rabi crops and elemental bioaccumulation. Metabolite concentration in component part of Cicer arientnum var C-235 under irrigational impact of rubber factory effluent. J. Ind. Bot. Soc., 74: 197-204.
Singh, P.N. and Charaya, M.D., 1975. Soil fungi of sugarcane field at Merrut. Geobios, 2: 40-43.
Tam, P.L.F., 1995. Bioaccumulation of aluminium and chromium by ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus tinctorius. Ph.D. Thesis University of Madras, India.