Toxic Waste: Solutions Through Bioremediation

Bioremediation Solutions

 * Bioremediation is used to clean toxic waste spills that can contaminate the environments groundwater by injecting micoorganisms and their enzymes into the affected soil.


 * The microorganisms for this process must be fed, like all other living things.


 * They are fed things like nitrogen, phosphates, water, and carbon.


 * The given food helps the microorganisms to break down the contaminate's carbon so they can grow and get energy.


 * The resulting products from bioremediation are non-toxic carbon dioxide, water, and fatty acids.


 * This process is much more cost-efficent and takes less time then traditional methods such as exvacation and incineration.


 * Genetically-engineered microorganisms are used to complete this process.


 * Another form of bioremediation is called phytoremediation which uses plants to get rid of metals.

Here's how bioremediation works.

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