Researchers studying the feasibility of in situ bioremediation have a new tool for their analytical arsenal. The Department of Energy’s Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) ...

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.

URBANA -- A 150-foot-high garbage dump in Colombia, South America, may have new life as a public park. Researchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated that bacteria found in the dump can ...

University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have found that the successful use of bacteria to remediate environmental contamination from nuclear waste and processing ...

The remediation of acid mine drainage (AMD) remains a global environmental priority due to the high concentrations of sulphate and toxic heavy metals present in these effluents. A promising strategy ...

Explore the necessity, types, challenges, and potential of bioremediation in India for environmental restoration and public ...

Thousands of tons of toxic mercury are released into the environment every year. Much of this collects in sediment where it is converted into toxic methyl mercury, and enters the food chain ending up ...

Industrial and small scale pollution has had a negative impact on the biodiversity in ecosystems and public health for centuries, but has substantially increased within the last 200 years. There are ...

Europe produced 58.8 million tonnes of plastics in 2022. — © AFP JOSH EDELSON Europe produced 58.8 million tonnes of plastics in 2022. — © AFP JOSH EDELSON ...

The capped site of the former Diamond Alkali factory, which produced Agent Orange near the Passaic River for decades. Researchers are now looking to study whether bacteria can remove some harmful ...