Category:Solutions Through Bioremediation

Bioremedition is an efficient way to reduce chemical leaching from agricultural fields. It requires no maintenance, can be easily installed, and makes use of naturally available biomaterials. Bioremediation also can help by providing a long-term, efficient way of reducing or even eliminating chemicals from drinking water, reducing the necessary cost of treatment at municipal facilities, and by allowing farmers to take a proactive role in reducing chemical losses from their production facilities. Using this system can prevent farmers from incurring financial penalties for discharging potentially hazardous chemicals into local water supplies. In addition, this design will provide sustainability in terms of the planet by using an all-natural product that is biodegradable and is not known to release any additional contaminants into the environment. To avoid any unforeseen problems, one strategy makes the organism dependent on the contaminant for life; therefore, when the contaminant has been successfully removed from the environment the organism will die.

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