Microbial+Remediation

__** Microbial Remediation﻿ **__ Microbial remediation is the scientific practice of using bacteria to return a polluted environment to a healthy state. This practice is related to bioremediation, which Vivaldi (2001) defines as, “the use of living organisms, primarily microorganisms, to degrade the environmental contaminants into less toxic forms”. Microbial remediation was first developed in 1898 as a pesticide in agriculture. However, the past 20 years have seen a rapid increase in the development and interest of this type of remediation.

This wikispace aims to investigate some key aspects of microbial remediation and provide answers to frequently asked questions.

How does microbial remediation work? What are the potential applications of microbial remediation? What are the advantages and benefits of using microbial remediation? What's next for microbial remediation?

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Video about the BP 2010 oil spill and the microbial remediation involvement in the clean up (taken from [], viewed 21 October 2010)

Erin Morgan