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Articles related to bioremediation

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Feature: Probiotics for the Planet’s Polluted Plumbing
Matthew Lee & Mike Manefield
Imagine a world where billions of tiny creatures were deployed in the environment to degrade industrial pollutants that contaminate the world’s crucial groundwater reserves.
 conSCIENCE: A Toxic Legacy from Firefighting Foams
Mark Taylor and Isabella Cosenza
Australian communities and environmental systems adjacent to Defence sites, airports and firefighting training centres have been contaminated by toxic chemicals.
Up Close: Tailings tidy up: How bioremediation can repair the damage done by mining
Dr Shane Huntington
Biogeochemist Dr John Moreau and botanist Dr Augustine Doronila discuss how contaminated mining sites can be rehabilitated with the help of a biological approach using plants and bacteria.