<span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language: HI" lang="EN-GB">Studies on the effect of<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"> Artemia franciscana</i> on the removal of Chromium by Bioaccumulation</span>

Abstract

<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family: " times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"times="" roman";mso-bidi-font-family:="" mangal;mso-ansi-language:en-gb;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:="" hi"="" lang="EN-GB">In the present work, the bioaccumulation of Cr (VI) by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Artemia franciscana</i> was investigated. Metallothionein protein plays a key role in the uptake of Cr (VI) by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Artemia </i>and it was estimated by the silver saturation method. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Artemia </i>(Brine Shrimp) was subjected to Cr (VI) initial concentration of 40 ppm which was reduced to 2 ppm on 4^th day of experimental condition with removal efficiencies of 95%. The number of organisms were varied to find out the maximum removal efficiency. Physical parameters such as pH were maintained in alkaline condition of 9-10, temperature was maintained at room temperature and 30-35 ppt of salinity condition was found to be optimum for the survival and reduction of chromium by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Artemia.</i></span>