topic 9 - bioremediation

Question 1

bioremediation

Answer 1

use of microbes to restore or clean up toxic pollutants

Question 2

Biodegradation process

Answer 2

contaminants used as a food source and destroyed, catabolism - contaminants transformed to less hazardous chemicals

Question 3

Biostimulation

Answer 3

adding nutrients to the contaminated soil or groundwater in order to enhance the biodegradation of hydrocarbon contaminants

Question 4

Bioaugmentation

Answer 4

microbial cultures are added in order to have appropriate metabolic capability to degrade hydrocarbons