Bioremediation of heavy metals Bioremediation is the use of either naturally-occurring or deliberately-introduced organisms to consume and break down environmental pollutants and clean up a ...

One possible option is bioremediation, or the use of naturally occurring microorganisms (such as fungus and bacteria) that can "eat" pollutants, including those found in soil and the water table.

Willow can also be grown on former industrial sites and provide bioremediation benefits. Willow plantings provide many ecosystem services such as minimizing soil erosion, minimizing the use of ...

The genetic discovery, detailed in the journal Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, could help inform future bioremediation efforts that seek to return plants to polluted soils.

Researchers have identified Dehalogenimonas strain W, a marine bacteria that breaks down toxic industrial pollutants in saline waters. This strain thrives in estuaries by producing ectoine, a ...