Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The use of biological agents, such as bacteria or plants, to remove or neutralize contaminants, as in polluted soil or water.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the branch of biotechnology that uses biological processes to overcome environmental problems.
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- noun biochemistry The use of
biological organisms , usuallymicroorganisms , to removecontaminants , especially frompolluted water
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems
- noun the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances
Etymologies
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Examples
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BP has a team set up to evaluate different proposals around chemical solutions or bioremediation, which is using natural microorganisms that can digest oil to speed up natural processes.
eCoustics.com news 2010
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Using bacteria to clean up an oil slick is called bioremediation and is practised in many parts of the world.
The Times of India 2010
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Botto said he hopes the same process, called bioremediation, could help protect the Gulf coastline.
WN.com - Articles related to Scientists uncover mysterious workings of cholera bacteria 2010
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The process, known as bioremediation, uses microorganisms to break down some toxic hydrocarbons present in crude oil into less harmful compounds.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The process, known as bioremediation, uses microorganisms to break down some toxic hydrocarbons present in crude oil into less harmful compounds.
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Botto said he hopes the same process, called bioremediation, could help protect the Gulf coastline.
WN.com - Articles related to Scientists uncover mysterious workings of cholera bacteria 2010
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Botto said he hopes the same process, called bioremediation, could help protect the Gulf coastline.
WN.com - Articles related to Scientists uncover mysterious workings of cholera bacteria 2010
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The process, known as bioremediation, uses microorganisms to break down some toxic hydrocarbons present in crude oil into less harmful compounds.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The reason is simple, says Atlas, a pioneer in the field of "bioremediation," using microbes or other biological tools to clean up environmental messes, such as oil spills.
Bioremediation: a solution for quickly cleaning environmental messes? 2010
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At the time of the catastrophic 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska, there were great expectations for modern biotechnology applied to "bioremediation," the biological cleanup of toxic wastes, including oil.
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It is also probable that a process of “bioremediation” occurs, in which the donor micro organisms consume and break down toxins that exist in the recipient’s gut.
Ready for your crapsule? Faecal transplants could play a huge role in future medicine James Kinross 2023
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It is known that bacteria can degrade pollutants in groundwater, a process called bioremediation.
Bacteria with a metal diet discovered in dirty glassware Science X 2020
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