Bioremediation

Bioremediation is the use of naturally occurring or genetically engineered microorganisms to reduce or degrade environmental pollutants; it is less expensive and more sustainable than other remediation methods available. Bioremediation is broadly grouped into in-situ bioremediation, where contaminated soil or water is treated directly at the polluted site, and ex-situ bioremediation, where the contaminated material is removed from the site and treated elsewhere. The specific organisms that carry out this pollutant …