Practical applications of marine bioremediation
Bioremediation provides the potential for cost-effective, contaminant-specific treatments to reduce concentrations of individual or mixed environmental contaminants in the marine environment. Although there have been recent advances in our scientific understanding of bioremediation, in situ applications involving commercially available bacterial strains offer limited success. Bioaugmentation with indigenous microorganisms generally appears to be more effective, especially in combination with other site-specific amendments, although complete mineralization is rare.
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Center of Marine Biotechnology University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute 701 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA jones@umbi.umd.edu