BIOREMEDIATION
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BIOREMEDIATION
How it works Types categories
The process of using living organisms, primarily
microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, and plants, to
clean up or detoxify polluted environments.
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What is it?
The process of using
living organisms,
primarily
microorganisms like
bacteria, fungi, and
plants, to clean up or
detoxify polluted
environments.
BIOREMEDIATION
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How it works
Types
MICROBIAL
aCTION
Microorganisms break
down harmful pollutants
into less toxic or harmless
substances, such as water,
carbon dioxide, or simple
organic compounds.
Types
Phyto-remediation
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Plants absorb contaminants
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like heavy metals or
groundwater to
pesticides
enhancethrough their
contaminant
roots and store or
breakdown.
metabolize them into non-
toxic forms.
Types
Enzymic degradation
Microbes or plants
produce enzymes that
specifically target and
degrade pollutants.
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Types
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In Situ
BIOVENTING
Injecting air or
nutrients into soil to
stimulate microbial
activity.
Types
In Situ
BIoSPARGING
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Pumping
Pumping airair into
into
groundwater
groundwater toto
enhance
enhance contaminant
contaminant
breakdown.
breakdown.
Types
EX Situ
BIoPILES
Contaminated soil is
piled up and treated
with nutrients and
oxygen.
Types
EX Situ
BIoREACTORS
Contaminated material
is treated in a
controlled tank or
reactor.
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categories
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BIOSTIMULATION
Uses chemicals or
nutrients to activate
microbes to begin the
remediation process. This
method is often used to
remove petroleum
pollutants from soil.
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BIO-augmentaTION
Involves adding cultured
microbes to the soil or
groundwater to speed up
the degradation of
contaminants
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Intrinsic
bioremediaTION
Uses the native
microbiome in the
affected area to convert
toxic materials into inert
materials.
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applications
aPPLICATIONS
OIL SPILLS
Microorganisms break
down spilled oil into
harmless compounds,
reducing environmental
damage.
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Industrial waste
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Bioremediation can treat
heavyPumping air into
metals, solvents,
and groundwater
other hazardousto
enhance
chemicals contaminant
produced by
breakdown.
factories.
aPPLICATIONS
agriculture
It helps treat soils
contaminated with
pesticides and
herbicides, making the
land safer for future
agricultural use.
aPPLICATIONS
Radioactive cleanup
Certain plants can absorb
radioactive substances
from contaminated soil,
assisting in
decontamination
processes.
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advantages
aPPLICATIONS
Eco-Friendly
Since bioremediation
uses natural organisms,
it's a green solution to
pollution that doesn’t rely
on harsh chemicals.
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Cost-effective
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Unlike mechanical or
Pumping methods,
chemical air into
groundwater
bioremediation tends to beto
enhance
cheaper, contaminant
particularly for
breakdown.
large-scale contamination.
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Restore ecosystem
It can restore polluted
environments to their
natural state, supporting
biodiversity and soil
health.
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challenges
challenges
NOT ALL POLLUTANTS ARE
BIODEGRADABLE
Non-biodegradable
materials can persist in the
environment for years or
even thousands of
years. They can pollute the
soil and water, and if
burned, they can pollute
the air.
challenges
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS
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Environmental conditions
are the state of the
Pumping which
surroundings, air caninto
groundwater
include factors such as: to
enhance humidity,
temperature, contaminant
breakdown.
wind, rain, air quality,
water quality, and
weather.
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TIME CONSUMING
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