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Rasek [7]
3 years ago
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You have been asked to participate in the cleanup of an old mining site. You build a treatment wetland to clean up a contaminate

d spring flowing out of the mine area. Before sending the water to the wetland, you pass it through a holding tank where Thiobacillus removes heavy metals. The plants and microbes of the wetland will absorb many of the contaminants that remain in the water. Your method is an example of _____.
a) landscape ecology
b) bioremediation
c) biodiversity maintenance
d) preservationism
Biology
1 answer:
ycow [4]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

b) Bioremediation

Explanation:

The use of natural occuring or intentionally introduced micoorganisms to treat environmental pollutants is called as Bioremediation.

  • Most of the bioremediation processes includes oxidation-reduction reaction.
  • The natural degradation process of pollutants is improved by bioremediation.
  • Green plant, Decomposers and their enzymes are used in bioremediation to imrprove the condition of the environment.

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