ABSTRACT

In the last few decades, heavy metals pollution has become a serious environmental problem. The potential technology needs to be developed that can remove toxic metals found in contaminated environments. In this present study, foundry soil samples were collected and isolate the various fungal genera. This study was undertaken to determine the resistance levels of different concentrations of heavy metals (lead and zinc) using filamentous fungi of Neurospora spp and A.terrus. Based on the results, the A.terrus gave the highest tolerance ability of zinc (4.5mM) and lead (3mM). Those cultures were further checked for their potential to produce organic acid. Furthermore, the potential isolate was subjected to molecular characterization of 18S rRNA for confirmation, according to blast analysis, which isolate was A.terrus. The present study shows that heavy metals contaminated foundry soil can be considered a valuable natural source of resistance isolates, which can be used significantly as bioremediation techniques. Keywords: Foundry soil, Lead, Zinc, A.terrus, Organic acid
Publication date: 01/05/21

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.5.5479