How bacteria can be used to to treat oil spills at sea?
- Oil spills at sea treated by bioremediation, which is a method to clean up environmental pollutants using bacteria
- Transgenic bacteria (Alcanivorax borkumensis ) break down the oil molecules into less harmful substances, using this process as a source of energy.
What are the advantages of bioremediation?
- Does not cause pollution
- Cost effective
- Does not use chemical substances
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