what is bio-remediation?
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1)it is a waste management technique in which living organisms are used for removing the pollutants from the place which is contaminated
2)the organisms which help in bio-remediation are called as bioremediators
3)sometimes this process can occur naturally with help of microorganismas or sometimes it is done by man by adding chemicals
4)but all the contaminants cannot be decomposed or removed by the process of bi-remediation
5)by this process we con prevent the contamination of the environment from toxic materials
Bioremediation is the process of using organisms to neutralize or remove contamination from waste. It is very important to understand that this form of waste remediation uses no toxic chemicals, although it may use an organism that can be harmful under certain circumstances. A gross, but simple explanation of bioremediation is the use of maggots in wound care control. Wounds that have contamination can have maggots introduced to them. The maggots then eat the contamination, allowing the wound to heal correctly. That is a form of medical bioremediation but there are many other types that are used to control different waste contamination.
At sites filled with waste organic material, bacteria, fungi, protists, and other microorganisms keep on breaking down organic matter to decompose the waste. If such environment is filled with oil spill, some organisms would die while some would survive. Bioremediation works by providing these organisms with different materials like fertilizer, oxygen and other conditions to survive. This would help to break the organic pollutant at a faster rate. In other words, bioremediation can help to clean up oil spills. This is known as the bio remediation.