Bioremediation and Restoration

Related BrainMass Solutions

• Bioremediation

  Bioremediation takes harmful chemicals and turns them into water and gases (like carbon dioxide and oxygen) (United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2001).

• What is bioremediation? How is it beneficial or harmful?

  300857 Bioremediation Please help me understand at least two ways the use of bioremediation can benefit society and two ways that it could be harmful.

• Applications of bioremediation

  This solution defines bioremediation and gives examples of how bioremediation works.

• Bioremediation Technology

  122891 Bioremediation Technology Compare and contrast bioremediation, soil vapor extraction, and air sparging. What method(s) could you use to enhance their efficiencies in removing contaminants from the environment?

• Biodegradation being profitable & barriers to biotechnology

  Through bioremediation, microorganisms are used to clean up oil spills and other types of organic pollution. Composting and bioremediation provide many possibililites for student research.

• Different Methods of Managing a VOC Release into Groundwater

  Bioremediation strategies are often more beneficial than traditional "pump and treat" strategies because it can be implemented in situ, providing a simpler, less intrusive, and cheaper method of remediation.

• Groundwater Remediation

  Air sparging, directional wells, dual phase extraction, and fluid/vapor extraction are separation techniques. They are generally effective and relatively fast, compared to bioremediation.

• Deepwater Horizon and Restoration Efforts

  Evaluate injuries to natural resources and to guide the selection of early restoration projects and longer-term restoration of the Gulf Coast B.

• Proper accounting for restoration cost

  The restoration cost are added to the cost of mine and so increase the depletion base The solution explains the proper accounting for restoration cost.