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Sushmitha Baskar R. Baskar Natuschka Lee P. K. Theophilus 《Environmental Geology》2009,57(5):1169-1186
The Mawsmai cave and Krem Phyllut caves, East Khasi hills, Meghalaya, India has so far not yet attracted the attention of
geomicrobiologists. Observations and hypotheses on the possible influence of identified microorganisms for speleothem formations
in Meghalaya are reported for the first time. XRD studies identified calcite in speleothems and gypsum in cave wall deposits
as the dominant minerals. SEM-EDAX showed interesting microfabric features showing strong resemblance with fossilised bacteria,
calcified filaments, needle calcite and numerous nano scale calcite crystals, highly weathered and disintegrated crystals
of calcite, that point towards a significant microbial influence in its genesis. Thin section petrography showed laminated
stromatolitic features. The microorganisms identified by conventional isolation and further evaluation of isolates by molecular
techniques include Bacillus cereus, Bacillus mycoides, Bacillus licheniformis, Micrococcus luteus, and Actinomycetes. Microscopic observations also showed unidentifiable cocci and four unidentifiable strains of CaSO4 (gypsum) precipitating bacteria. Experimental studies confirmed that these bacteria are able to precipitate calcium minerals
(calcite, gypsum, minor amounts of dolomite) in the laboratory. These results allow us to postulate that species like these
may contribute to active biogenic influence in the cave formations at Meghalaya. 相似文献
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Rafi Yasmin Taj Sahaderan Renganathan Nagarajan Partha Gurunathan Baskar Manikom Velan 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2009,37(10):787-792
In the present work, biosorption of Cr(VI) by Nymphaea rubra was investigated in batch studies. Batch experiments were conducted to study the effect of initial sorbent dosage, solution pH and initial Cr(VI) concentration. The results showed that the equilibrium uptake capacity was increased with decrease in biomass dosage. The Cr(VI) removal was influenced by the initial chromium compound concentration. Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherm models were used to represent the equilibrium data. The Freundlich isotherm model was fitted very well with the equilibrium data when compared to Langmuir isotherm model. The sorption results were analyzed for pseudo‐first order and pseudo‐second order kinetic model. It was observed that the kinetic data fitted very well with the pseudo‐second order rate equation when compared to the pseudo‐first order rate equation. Fourier transform infrared spectrum showed the presence of different functional groups in the biomass. The surface morphology of the sorbent was exemplified by SEM analysis. Aquatic weeds seem to be a promising biosorbent for the removal of chromium ions from water environment. This paper reports the research findings of a laboratory‐based study on the removal of Cr(VI) from the synthetic solution using the dried stem of N. rubra as a biosorbent. 相似文献
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Baskar Balakrishnan Biraja Kumar Sahu Jayappriyan Kothilmozhian Ranishree Arockia Vasanthi Lourduraj Marimuthu Nithyanandam Nandakumar Packiriswamy Prabakaran Panchatcharam 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2017,76(1):58
Heavy metals are known to pose a potential threat to terrestrial and aquatic flora and fauna. Due to increasing human influence, heavy metal concentrations are rising in many mangrove ecosystems. Therefore, an assessment of heavy metal (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Fe, Mn, and Zn) concentrations was conducted within the bulk soil and rhizosphere soil of Avicennia marina at the Pichavaram Mangrove Forest in India. The rhizosphere soil showed higher concentrations of metals than the bulk soil. Compared to the bulk soil, the metals Cd, Fe, Mn, and Zn were 6.0–16.7% higher, whereas Cr, Cu, Ni, and Pb were 1.7–2.8% higher concentration. Among the three selected sampling sites (dense mangrove forest, estuarine region, and sea region), the sea region had the highest concentration of all heavy metals except Zn. The trend of the mean metal concentration was Fe > Mn > Cr > Ni > Cu > Pb > Zn > Cd. Heavy metals concentrations elevated by the 2004 tsunami were persistent even after 4 years, due to sedimentary soil processes, the rhizosphere effect of mangroves, and anthropogenic deposition. Analysis of the heavy metal-resistant bacteria showed highest bacterial count for Cr-resistant bacteria and rhizosphere soil. The maximum level of heavy metal-resistant bacteria was observed at the site with the highest heavy metal contamination. The heavy metal-resistant bacteria can be used as indicator of heavy metal pollution and furthermore in bioremediation. 相似文献
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Anil Kumar Haritash Ramanathan Baskar Nirmal Sharma Sumit Paliwal 《Environmental Geology》2007,51(8):1439-1445
Slate quarrying in Mahendragarh district of Haryana state has resulted in changes in soil properties. Most of the mining area
is devoid of vegetation. The soil in and around the mining area (0–1 km) is alkaline (pH 11.2–11.7) but non-saline (electrical
conductivity < 4). The alkaline nature of the soil was attributed to the high concentrations of hydroxyl (OH−), carbonate (CO32−) and bicarbonate (HCO3
−) present in minerals of mined materials. Biotite, limonite, kaolinite, gibbsite, muscovite, geothite, dolomite and so on
were the chief minerals added to soil through mining. The physical properties of soil, i.e. porosity, water-holding capacity
(WHC), bulk density and particle density represented poor soil health in mining area (34.4, 29.8%, 1.636, 2.496 g/cc, respectively)
and they improved with distance away from it (46.4, 38.3%, 1.070, 2.180 g/cc, respectively, at a distance of 1 km). Porosity
and WHC were found to be a function of increased organic matter away from the mining area. CO32−, HCO3−, phosphate (PO43−), lead (Pb) and iron (Fe) were more in mining area and decreased with distance. On the other hand, sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), chloride (Cl−), sulphate (SO42−), organic carbon, total Kjeldahl’s nitrogen, cation exchange capacity, chromium (Cr) and cadmium (Cd) increased with distance
from mining area. High concentration of heavy metals in mining area was a cause of concern (0.93 μg/g Cd, 22.35 μg/g Cr, 26.25 μg/g
Pb, 1,383.75 μg/g Fe). The change in physico-chemical properties could be because of the addition of chemical constituents
that are a part of major minerals present in mined material. The soil away from mining area represented comparatively better
properties. 相似文献
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Sushmitha Baskar R. Baskar Natuschka Lee A. Kaushik P. K. Theophilus 《Environmental Geology》2008,56(2):237-243
The Borra caves, Vishakapatnam, India, can be described as a speleothem cave with significant amounts of unexplored microbial
mats in spring waters. Here, we present the first observations and hypotheses on the possible impact of the microorganisms
in these mats on the cave formation, focusing on their role on iron mineral precipitation. The spring waters (pH neutral 7.5–7.7)
contained dissolved metals like iron and the organic mat sludge (pH 7.0–7.3) had a TOC content of approximately 5.4 wt%. Geochemically,
the spring waters deep below the microbial mats contained Fe 369 ppb, Sr 198 ppb; and the organic mat sludge contained Mg
9 ppm, Fe 427 ppb, Zn 149 ppb, Sr 190 ppb. XRD observations displayed Fe minerals (dominantly hematite), minor amounts of
zinc gallium sulfide and nitrofuryl compounds. At least four groups of bacteria identified by direct microscopy and SEM-EDX
on the basis of morphology could be observed in all samples: Leptothrix-like organisms, entombed bacterial mineral sheaths, a few stalks of Gallionella-like organisms and some additional bacteria that could not be further identified. Leptothrix-like organisms contained 43.22–60.08 wt % Fe and the mineral precipitated near and around these bacteria (in the actual unaltered
samples on site) contained 30.76–45.22 wt% Fe as identified and quantified by SEM-EDX. This study indicates that the precipitation
of these iron-rich mats in the spring waters could be linked to the presence of abundant active communities of iron precipitating
bacteria at Borra caves, Vishakapatanam. 相似文献
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