Bioremediation: Cost-effective Alternative to Clean Environmental Messes
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Enormous quantities of organic and inorganic compounds are released into the environment each year as a result of human activities. In some cases, these releases are deliberate and well regulated (e.g., industrial emissions) while in other cases they are accidental (e.g., chemical or oil spills). Many of these compounds are both toxic and persistent in terrestrial and aquatic environments. The contamination of soil, surface and groundwater is simply the result of the accumulation of these toxic compounds in excess of permissible levels.
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