Bioremediation

Question

Bioremediation
A)is the use of biological agents to degrade/detoxify pollutants.
B)may involve biostimulation or bioaugmentation.
C)has as its goal the elimination of pathogens.
D)produces xenobiotics.
E)is the use of biological agents to degrade/detoxify pollutants AND may involve biostimuation or bioaugmentation.

Accepted Answer

Bioremediation involves the use of biological agents (such as microbes) to degrade or detoxify pollutants in the environment. This may be achieved through biostimulation (stimulating the growth and activity of existing microbes) or bioaugmentation (introducing new, specially selected microbes). The goal of bioremediation is to eliminate or reduce the concentration of pollutants in the environment. Bioremediation should not produce xenobiotics (foreign chemicals) but instead should result in the breakdown of harmful substances.