Abstract
The uptake of metal ions, cerium, Ce(III); cobalt, Co(II); thorium, Th(IV); and uranium U(VI) by Bacillus pumilus-LRW1, Bacillus cereus-LRW2 and Micrococcus lylae-LRW3 from aqueous solution was examined as a function of metal ion concentration, pH, temperature, and the presence of some foreign ions. The bacterial species exhibited high affinity to accumulate metal ions from their solutions at pH 4–5.0±0.5. The amount of each ion (in mg) accumulated by one gram dry weight of each bacteria was calculated. The uptake by the Bacillus cereus-LRW2 from aqueous solutions and simulated radioactive wastes were also investigated. Electron microscopic investigations showed that the ions were accumulated around the cell wall.
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