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Monitoring the Population Dynamics of Biodegradable Consortia During Bioremediation

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The use of bioremediation technology has gained widespread popularity as an efficient, cost-effective means of cleaning up contaminated sites (Bouwer, 1992; Forsyth et al., 1995). Bioremediation relies on indigenous microorganisms present at a site to transform the polluting compound to a non-toxic form. It is, therefore, imperative during the designing and testing of a bioremediation process to distinguish between abiotic chemical reactions and microbial processes. Only by demonstrating that there is a potential for microbial transformation of the contaminating chemical, as well as that biodegradation is occurring in situ, can one have confidence that bioremediation is occurring.

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    Karen Budwill, Mark Roberts & Don L. Crawford

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Budwill, K., Roberts, M., Knaebel, D.B., Crawford, D.L. (1997). Monitoring the Population Dynamics of Biodegradable Consortia During Bioremediation. In: Sayler, G.S., Sanseverino, J., Davis, K.L. (eds) Biotechnology in the Sustainable Environment. Environmental Science Research, vol 54. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5395-3_12

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