Efficiency of bacteria isolated from Al-Ramadi General Hospital sewage in bioabsorption of lead

Abstract

The present study involved collection of 30 Al-Ramady General Hospital sewage, five samples for each 15 days from the treatment unit for the period October 2014 to February 2015 in triplicates. Six bacterial isolates were identified: Aeromonashydrophila, Aeromonassobria, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonae, Staphlyococcushominis and Staphylococcus aureus. All these isolates were tested for their ability to remove lead from its aqueous solutions. Significant differences (P< 0.05) were found among bioremoval capacity which were as follows 11.