bioremediation enzyme News
-
Bioremediation to keep atrazine from waterways
“When we added the enzyme to a holding dam filled with run-off contaminated with atrazine, more than 90 per cent of it was removed in less than four hours,” says CSIRO Entomology’s Dr Colin Scott. “Atrazine is a widely used and extremely useful herbicide but, depending on its use, can lead to residues that persist in water for sometime after application. Undesirable residues in water have led to ...
-
Are We Ready for Bioremediation 4.0?
Bioremediation 4.0 A new realization in bioremediation referred to as Bioremediation 3.0 was recently discussed in a LinkedIn post by Keith Rapp, Pinnacle Environmental. We at TerraStryke Products LLC support and have for the past several years proclaimed the benefits and capabilities of what procaryotic microbes can really do. As such, we gladly accept the idea of Bioremediation 3.0 but ask, ...
-
Los Angeles Tar Pits Hold Bacteria That Degrade Petroleum
RIVERSIDE, California (ENS) – The Rancho La Brea tar pits in downtown Los Angeles house hundreds of new species of bacteria with unusual properties that allow the bacteria to survive and grow in heavy oil and natural asphalt, environmental scientists at UC Riverside have discovered. Trapped in soil that was mixed with heavy oil nearly 28,000 years ago, the bacteria are uniquely adapted to the ...
-
Using microbes to clean up oil spills
Original story at MIT News Catherine Drennan, a professor of chemistry and biology, likes to wax poetic about the complex chemistry of microbes. "I think they’re elegant and beautiful," she says. Of course, she also sees their practical applications. "I love the fact that these microbes can be used for bioremediation in hard-to-reach polluted spots," she says. "Normally, cleaning these ...
Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you