EVALUACIÓN IN VITRO DE LA REMOCIÓN DE PLOMO EN AGUAS RESIDUALES POR Photobacterium damselae

In order to mitigate the environmental impacts caused by lead in wastewater from sectors such as: mining, petrochemical, metallurgical and others, an in vitro evaluation of lead removal using Photobacterium damselae was carried out. Considering isolation and biostimulation phase, obtained isolate was subjected to a selection process in a modified culture medium, to which concentrations of 20 and 100 ppm of Pb were added, finally obtaining the pure strain that showed resistance and /or tolerance to Pb. To determinate the remotionÂŽs capacity of Pb in wastewater two conditions were observed: incubation at controlled temperature (25C) and incubation at room temperature in Quito- Ecuador (southern zone at 2800msnm). Biochemical characterization of the bacteria was performed using the GN-ID A + B Microgen Kit. In the development of bacterial growth kinetics curves and Pb removal curves, turbidimetry and atomic absorption techniques were used, it was noted that Photobacterium damselae presented a greater rate of growth to a maximum of 72 hours and a concentration of 20 ppm in incubation at room temperature achieving a removal rate of 69% of the lead in the medium. From this information, the potential of this bacterium is inferred and opportunities are opened to continue studies in the future.