• Dr. Madhumita Ghosh Dastidar
• Eesha Prasad
• Jayanth D.R,Abhishek CS
• Sree Chandana .C,Sowmya Shree
• Sharanya. R,Upasana Prabhu

The drastic increase in population rate, in a developing country like India has led to rapid industrialization and has been a major contributor in polluting the environment. The pollutants released into the surroundings contain hazardous chemicals, domestic products, organic and inorganic substances, heavy metals, and other toxic elements. These are let out into water bodies which cause adverse effects on living organisms and humans. The wastewater containing toxic effluents can seep over time into the ground causing deterioration in groundwater quality. The industries that induce the pollutants into surface and groundwater sources may not strictly regulate pollutants to safe limits. If the industrial effluents are not treated properly before letting them out into water bodies, they can cause serious damage to mankind. The present study aims at analyzing the microbial characterization of wastewater from the Peenya industrial area and Rajarajeshwari Nagar of Bengaluru. These samples also to analyse the types of of heavy metals such as nickel, lead, cadmium, chromium, mercury etc present in waste water by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. The isolated microorganisms were incubated with waste water sample to monitor the utilization of heavy metals. After quantification it was observed that microorganisms present in the collected samples were Gram-negative Pseudomonas and a Consortium of bacteria. Both these microbes were efficiently utilized heavy metals Cadmium, Chromium and Lead present in waste effluents.

Pollutants, Heavy Metals, Pseudomonas, Consortium of bacteria, Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

"MICROBES USED AS A TOOL FOR BIOREMEDIATION OF HEAVY METALS FROM WASTEWATER", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 1, page no.f240-f245, January-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2401529.pdf

"MICROBES USED AS A TOOL FOR BIOREMEDIATION OF HEAVY METALS FROM WASTEWATER", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 1, page no. ppf240-f245, January-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2401529.pdf