Creosote Contaminants: Solutions Through Bioremediation

Creosote Contaminants

 Bioremediation  is the use of microbes to degrade contaminants. Creosote, a chemical mixture created by heating wood and coal, which is mainly used to protect telephone poles, marine pilings, and most of the railroads all across America from poor weather and pests. A creosote study in Pensacola, Florida showed that microorganisms could adapt to the hazardous effects of the chemical reaction from creosote.

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http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/2004/Creosote-Illness-Death24may04.htm