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American Journal of Microbiological Research. 2014, 2(6), 201-210
DOI: 10.12691/ajmr-2-6-6
Open AccessReview Article

Bioremediation of Ammonia from Polluted Waste Waters- A Review

Sheela. B1, and Khasim Beebi. Sk2

1Department of biotechnology, Gitam institute of science, Gitam University, Visakhapatnam, India

2Department of biotechnology, Gitam institute of Technology, Gitam University, Visakhapatnam, India

Pub. Date: November 13, 2014
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Sheela. B and Khasim Beebi. Sk. Bioremediation of Ammonia from Polluted Waste Waters- A Review. American Journal of Microbiological Research. 2014; 2(6):201-210. doi: 10.12691/ajmr-2-6-6

Abstract

Global water pollution due to industries became a major concern now. Some industrial facilities generate ordinary domestic sewage that can be treated in municipal sewage systems whereas industries that generate waste waters high in conventional pollutants like ammonia need exclusive treatments for their removal from the effluents before discharging. Ammonia can be removed by means of physical, chemical, biological methods. Out of all the methods, bioremediation appears as a promising tool for ammonia pollution as it is a cost effective and converts ammonia into harmless dinitrogen gas. This paper mainly focuses on bioremediation methods available for the removal of ammonia form the industrial effluents and their drawbacks.

Keywords:
ammonia pollution biological methods SND Anammox parameters

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