Bioremediation is the process whereby microorganisms are used to break-down chemical pollutants to non-toxic by-products. This paper describes a simple experiment illustrating bioremediation which is well suited for undergraduate classes in environmental chemistry, microbiology, or engineering.
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Duong, Michelle H.; Penrod, Samuel L.; Grant, Stanley B. J. Chem. Educ.1997 74 1451.
Keywords
Laboratory Instruction, Biotechnology, Environmental Chemistry, Kinetics, and Redox Reactions
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