Mains Paper II · 4 Environment & Ecology · 4.12 Bioremediation and green technologies

4.12.1 Bioremediation: in situ and ex situ methods and phytoremediation

Bioremediation uses living organisms, mainly microbes, fungi and plants, to break down, remove or lock up pollutants in soil and water, either at the site (in situ) or after moving the material (ex situ).

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Key terms

  • bioremediation
  • in situ
  • ex situ
  • bioventing
  • biosparging
  • bioaugmentation
  • biostimulation
  • natural attenuation
  • landfarming
  • biopile
  • mycoremediation
  • phytoremediation
  • hyperaccumulator
  • Oilzapper
  • Pseudomonas
  • Deinococcus

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