bioremediation, definition of

A process using organisms to remove or neutralise contaminants (e.g. petrol), mostly in soil or water.

• Natural wetland in India filters 198 million gallons of wastewater a day with zero chemicals
  The East Kolkata Wetlands in India processes almost 198 million gallons of wastewater and sewage produced by the region's population everyday, relying on nothing but nature...
• New genetically engineered yeast that could clean up heavy metal pollution
  A genetically engineered version of the fungus in your bread and beer could help clean up the environment. A team of seven scientists at institutions in Romania and Norway developed yeast that could clean up heavy metal pollution - and their research...
• 5 Species That Eat Pollution for Breakfast
  Bioremediation can refer to the use of microbes, fungi (mycoremediation) or plants (phytoremediation) that have the ability to remove pollutants from the environment...
• 10 Landscape Design Projects That Turn Damaged and Neglected Spaces Into Healthy, Beautiful Environments
  The High Line Park in NYC. Photo by Jill Fehrenbacher for Inhabitat Landscape architects frequently work to transform areas that contain industrial and toxic waste, infrastructure no longer in use, or land affected by war, natural disaster or disuse....
• Pilus Energy Uses Bacterial Robots to Turn Sewage into Electricity, Water, and Biogas
  Image of woman sitting on a toilet via Shutterstock Across the globe, access to clean water and renewable sources of energy are in constant demand and we have curated a slew of interesting solutions...
• Portland Will Host the 6th Annual Living Future unConference
  Portland, Oregon is often recognized as one of the greenest cities in America. The city has plans for peak oil and climate action and policies to address recycling and sustainable urban development, so it makes sense that Portland will host the sixth...
• Naturally Occuring Bacteria Could Help Clean Oil Spill
  Almost two weeks after the disaster started, the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico is still gushing up to 10,000 barrels of oil into the ocean every day...
• Urban Biofilter Project Plants Bamboo Forests to Clean up Brownfields
  Bamboo forests are beautiful things — especially when they are cleaning urban air, soil, and water AND shielding communities from industry and heavily trafficked areas...
• Hanging Bamboo Gardens Make Beautiful Biofilters
  If you were at West Coast Green this past weekend you would have surely noticed the elegant bamboo structures along the waterfront surrounded by beautiful native landscaping...