Using Microbes For The Quick Clean Up Of Dirty Oil
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 03:21
in Biology & Nature
Microbiologists have used mixed consortia of bacteria to break down and remove toxic compounds from crude oil and tar sands. These acidic compounds persist in the environment, and can take up to 10 years to break down. By using this microbial mixture, complete degradation of specific compounds was achieved in only a few days.