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Degradation of Organic Contaminants in Soil

Biodegradation is the process by which microbes like bacteria and fungi transform and break down chemicals introduced into the environment through their metabolic or enzymatic action. Soils can become contaminated with various organic contaminants from sources like oil, gasoline, pesticides, industrial chemicals, and mining wastes which can potentially be broken down through biodegradation.

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Degradation of Organic Contaminants in Soil

Biodegradation is the process by which microbes like bacteria and fungi transform and break down chemicals introduced into the environment through their metabolic or enzymatic action. Soils can become contaminated with various organic contaminants from sources like oil, gasoline, pesticides, industrial chemicals, and mining wastes which can potentially be broken down through biodegradation.

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Degradation of Organic

Contaminants in Soil
Biodegradation
– a process by which microbial organisms
transform or alter (through metabolic or
enzymatic action) the structure of chemicals
introduced into the environment.
- bacteria, fungi - molds, yeast
Soils can become contaminated
with all sorts of chemicals—from oil,
gasoline, or pesticides to a variety of
industrial chemicals and mining
wastes.

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