bioremediation
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- noun
- /ˌbaɪoʊrɪˈmiːdieɪʃən/
- Specialized
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biorremediación
- The process of bioremediation utilizes microorganisms to clean up oil spills in the ocean.
- situ bioremediation
- SOIL bioremediation
- bioremediation method
Examples
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Projects demonstrate the effectiveness of composting as a bioremediation tool.
Academic text (2001) -
Another innovative technology is bioremediation, or the use of living organisms to degrade or detoxify hazardous wastes.
Academic text (1991) -
The growing interest in bioremediation is due in large measure to its economic benefits.
Academic text (1997) -
Not until recently was it determined to be useful in bioremediation.
Academic text (1997) -
The result is organic material with potential uses in soil bioremediation and agriculture.
Academic text (1999) -
To combat this problem, we might adapt bioremediation technology from environmental decontamination.
Academic text (2012) -
Several dozen companies actively pursuing bioremediation in the United States are investigating such approaches.
Academic text (1991) -
An upcoming article will review recent and current research on composting and bioremediation.
Academic text (2001) -
Michigan State University tests the efficacy of composting for bioremediation of soil contaminated by a packaging plant.
Academic text (1998) -
Successful slurry-phase bioremediation has been documented for soils contaminated with halogenated organic compounds and explosives.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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A process where living things like bacteria break substances into natural parts
A chemical change that living cells make to a substance so the body can remove it
Removing harmful substances from air, water, or soil to make them safe
Surface Forms
Morphology
bioremediation = remediation (semi-transparent) = bio + remedi + ation
The word is transparently formed by adding bio- to remediation, though the environmental-science sense is specialized.
Etymology
Bioremediation combines bio- ('life') and remediate, from remedy ('to fix' or 'a cure'). So bioremediation is like giving the earth a 'medicine', meaning using living things to clean or break down pollution.