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    Isolation and characterization of potential phosphate solubilizing bacteria from earthworm (Metaphire posthuma) for applying as biofertilizer

    Phosphorus (P), a primary macronutrient nutrient of soil, plays a vital role in plant nutrition and growth promotion. The objective of the present study was to explore potential phosphate solubilizing bacteria...

    Jatindra N. Bhakta, Balaram Sarkar, Pallabi Brahma in Organic Agriculture (2022)

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    Assessment of arsenic sorption properties of lactic acid bacteria isolated from fecal samples for application as bioremediation tool

    Arsenic intoxication through contaminated water and food is a challenging problem worldwide. The objective of the present study was to isolate the As-resistant lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and assess the As sorp...

    Jatindra N. Bhakta, Kouhei Ohnishi, Yuta Tsunemitsu, Daisei Ueno in Applied Water Science (2022)

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    Biosorption of Arsenic: An Emerging Eco-technology of Arsenic Detoxification in Drinking Water

    Arsenic (As) contamination of drinking water and its severe human health impacts have been a global concern during the last few decades. In order to control the problem of As in drinking water, various chemica...

    Jatindra N. Bhakta, Md M. Ali in Arsenic Water Resources Contamination (2020)

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    Profiling of heavy metal(loid)-resistant bacterial community structure by metagenomic-DNA fingerprinting using PCR–DGGE for monitoring and bioremediation of contaminated environment

    Frequent exposure of microbes to hazardous metalloids/heavy metals in contaminated environment results in the development of heavy metal(loid)-resistance properties. The study attempted to assess the profile o...

    Jatindra N. Bhakta, Susmita Lahiri, Feroze A. Bhuiyna in Energy, Ecology and Environment (2018)

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    Magnesium oxide-impregnated tuff soil-derived ceramic: a novel cadmium(II) adsorbing media

    The contamination of cadmium (Cd) in the aquatic environment is one of the serious environmental and human health’s risks. The present study attempted to develop the potential magnesium oxide (MgO)-impregnated...

    Md Salim, Jatindra N. Bhakta, Namburath Maneesh, Yukihiro Munekage in Applied Water Science (2017)

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    Sorption of mercury onto waste material derived low-cost activated carbon

    The present study was performed to develop the low-cost activated carbon (AC) from some waste materials as potential mercury (Hg) sorbent to remove high amount of Hg from aqueous phase. The ACs were prepared f...

    Jatindra N. Bhakta, Sukanta Rana, Susmita Lahiri in Applied Water Science (2017)

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    Isolation and Characterization of Cadmium- and Arsenic-Absorbing Bacteria for Bioremediation

    The contamination of hazardous metal(loid) is one of the serious environmental and human health risks. This study isolated a total of 40 cadmium (Cd)- and arsenic (As)-resistant bacterial isolates from coastal...

    Jatindra N. Bhakta, Y. Munekage, K. Ohnishi, B. B. Jana in Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (2014)