Kinetics of zinc toxicity to environmental bacterial isolates

Toxicity of zinc to Pseudomonas, Escherichia, Proteus, Bacillus and Arthrobacter species isolated from a tropical river and petroleum refinery effluent was assessed using TTC-dehydrogenase activity (DHA) inhibition test. At sufficient concentrations, zinc is toxic to these bacterial cells, and the e...

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Published in:	Revista ambiente & água Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 23 - 34
Main Author:	Christian Okechukwu Nweke
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi) 01-12-2009
Subjects:	dehydrogenase activity inhibition coefficient refinery effluent toxicity thresholds Zinc
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