1. BIOREMEDIATION
Sage Lincoln

2. Pollution

3. Bioremediation

4. In-Situ and Ex-Situ Bioremediation

5. 3 MAIN TYPES OF BIOREMEDIATION
Phytoremediation
Mycoremediation
Microbial Bioremediation

6. Phytoremediation Plant Selection Concentration and size
Conditions, ability, rate
Concentration and size
1990, now over 200 sites

7. Phytoremediation: Metal Hyperaccumulators

8. Phytoremediation Chemically Altering Pollutant Hydraulic Control
Volatilization

9. Mycoremediation Fungi: Nature’s decomposers
Organic compounds, hydrocarbons
Enzymes
Hyperaccumulators

10. Mycoremediation Examples
Shiitake Mushroom – pentachlorophenol
Italian oyster mushrooms – Atrazine

11. Microbial Bioremediation
Use of Microorganisms, either natural or added
Promoted
Use of Contaminants as energy source
Aerobic vs Anaerobic (e donor)

12. Bioremediation and Genetic Engineering
Plants have been bred– poplar hybrids
Research
American University of Puerto Rico
Mercury Microbe
Lots of hopes
Concerns

13. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

14. Republic Jeffco Landfill

15. Sources
“A Citizen’s Guide to Bioremediation.” EPA. Sept <
Biello, David. “Slick Solution: How Microbes Will Clean Up the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.” Scientific American. May <
Donlan, Dana. “Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil.” Montana State University. <
“Ex Situ Bioremediation.” Vertase Contaminated Land, Brownfield, and Environmental Contracting Specialists <
Granley, Brad. “A Changing Industry: On-site Phytoremediation of Landfill Leachate.” Waste Management Solutions. <
Granley, Brad. “Filtering by Forest.” Waste <
Griggs, Mary Beth. “How Microbes Clean Up our Environmental Messes.” Popular Mechanics. Aug <
“In Situ Bioremediation.” US Department of Energy < >.
Johnston, Pamela. “Mycoremediation.” The Encyclopedia of Earth. June <
“Leachate Feasibility Study.” Leggete Professional Groundwater and Environmental Engineering Services. <
“Role of Microbes in Bioremediation.” Virginia Tech Civil Engineering Dept. <
“Using Phytoremediation.” EPA <