Bioremediation: When is augmentation needed?
- Dames and Moore, Willow Grove, PA (United States)
- Bioscience, Inc., Bethlehem, PA (United States)
Each contaminated site exhibits different characteristics and requires a site-specific remediation plan. The decontamination of a hazardous materials site is a complex procedure involving systematic, step-by-step problem solving. Assessing the conditions necessary to optimize the efficiency of microbial systems in degrading environmental pollutants and the economics required is essential in selecting and implementing cost-effective biotreatment. This assessment requires a good understanding of the microorganisms themselves. A firm grasp of the conditions under which the appropriate mixed culture system can be established and maintained to achieve the desired biodegradation tasks is necessary. The final component, and perhaps the most critical, is the translation of the scientific data into cost-effective full-scale cleanup processes. Augmentation with proven contaminant-degrading microorganisms leads to a higher degree of confidence in remediation success, and for certain sites has been shown to save time and money over alternative approaches.
- OSTI ID:
- 474234
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950483-; ISBN 1-57477-004-7; TRN: IM9723%%124
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 3. international in situ and on-site bioreclamation symposium, San Diego, CA (United States), 24-27 Apr 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Bioaugmentation for site remediation; Hinchee, R.E.; Fredrickson, J.; Alleman, B.C. [eds.] [Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, OH (United States)]; PB: 272 p.; Bioremediation, Volume 3(3)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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