Screening of Potential Fungi from Polluted Soil for Copper Bioremediation
Copper (Cu) naturally exists in the environment but excess Cu in the environment is harmful to human beings. In order to control Cu pollution, bioremediation using fungi can be applied. The objective of this study was to screen out potential fungal species that can be used for bioremediation of co...
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| author | Ong, Ghim Hock Solomon Devaraj, Christopher Leeraj Subramaniam, Geetha |
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| description | Copper (Cu) naturally exists in the environment but excess Cu in the environment is harmful to human beings. In
order to control Cu pollution, bioremediation using fungi can be applied. The objective of this study was to screen out
potential fungal species that can be used for bioremediation of copper from soil. The soil samples were collected from a steel
factory called Amsteel mill in Klang. The fungi were isolated from the soil samples using Rose Bengal agar (RBA) and
subsequently cultured on Potato Dextrose agar (PDA) to obtain pure cultures. The fungal isolates were subjected to toxicity
testing using copper sulphate concentrations up to 300 ppm. Fungi were identified macroscopically and microscopically. The
results showed that 3 fungal species Fusarium solani, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus tamarii were able to tolerate and
grow in the presence of copper, hence making them potential bioremediation agents. |
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| spelling | intimal-6732017-01-24T08:54:26Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/673/ Screening of Potential Fungi from Polluted Soil for Copper Bioremediation Ong, Ghim Hock Solomon Devaraj, Christopher Leeraj Subramaniam, Geetha TP Chemical technology Copper (Cu) naturally exists in the environment but excess Cu in the environment is harmful to human beings. In order to control Cu pollution, bioremediation using fungi can be applied. The objective of this study was to screen out potential fungal species that can be used for bioremediation of copper from soil. The soil samples were collected from a steel factory called Amsteel mill in Klang. The fungi were isolated from the soil samples using Rose Bengal agar (RBA) and subsequently cultured on Potato Dextrose agar (PDA) to obtain pure cultures. The fungal isolates were subjected to toxicity testing using copper sulphate concentrations up to 300 ppm. Fungi were identified macroscopically and microscopically. The results showed that 3 fungal species Fusarium solani, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus tamarii were able to tolerate and grow in the presence of copper, hence making them potential bioremediation agents. 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/673/1/Screening%20of%20Potential%20Fungi%20From%20Polluted%20Soil%20For%20Copper%20Bioremediation.pdf Ong, Ghim Hock and Solomon Devaraj, Christopher Leeraj and Subramaniam, Geetha (2016) Screening of Potential Fungi from Polluted Soil for Copper Bioremediation. In: International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Science (ICCES), 11-12 August 2016, Marriot Putrajaya. http://worldresearchlibrary.org/proceeding.php?pid=408 |
| spellingShingle | TP Chemical technology Ong, Ghim Hock Solomon Devaraj, Christopher Leeraj Subramaniam, Geetha Screening of Potential Fungi from Polluted Soil for Copper Bioremediation |
| title | Screening of Potential Fungi from Polluted Soil for Copper Bioremediation |
| title_full | Screening of Potential Fungi from Polluted Soil for Copper Bioremediation |
| title_fullStr | Screening of Potential Fungi from Polluted Soil for Copper Bioremediation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Screening of Potential Fungi from Polluted Soil for Copper Bioremediation |
| title_short | Screening of Potential Fungi from Polluted Soil for Copper Bioremediation |
| title_sort | screening of potential fungi from polluted soil for copper bioremediation |
| topic | TP Chemical technology |
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