For many decades, humans have polluted the environment. The resultant toxic waste has been attributed to the development of a number of serious illnesses and health problems, such as cancer, diabetes, ...

Bioremediation can be defined as any process that uses microorganisms,fungi, green plants or their enzymes to return the natural environment altered by contaminants to its original condition.

The Institute for Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) just released a 45-day draft review of a new S520 consensus standard for professional remediation of microbial growth. The ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method to quantify the proportion of microorganisms containing alkane monooxygenase was developed ...

There are many ways oil or petroleum hydrocarbons end up in the waterways, such as offshore rig accidents and pipeline ruptures. With water traffic increasing, oil spills from the overturned ships and ...

Early results show that using bioremediation to break down “forever chemicals” is working at an airport around Madison, Wisconsin. At the Dane County Regional Airport, scientists are introducing ...

Synergistic Mechanism of Arsenic Detoxification by Goethite and Arsenic-Oxidizing Bacteria (SY8). This figure illustrates the synergistic mechanism by which goethite (Goe) and arsenic-oxidizing ...

Using advanced genomic identification techniques, researchers studying the impact of the Deepwater Horizon spill on communities of beach microbes saw a succession of organisms and identified ...

Humans have an impact on the world around them. From greenhouse emissions to the waste and pollution we produce every day, the activity of each person and communities and nations as a whole has ...