Transcription of LECTURE 12 BIOREMEDIATION - MIT OpenCourseWare
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LECTURE 12 BIOREMEDIATIONB ioremediationBioremediation is the use of microorganisms to destroy or immobilize waste materialsMicroorganisms include:Bacteria (aerobic and anaerobic)FungiActinomycetes (filamentous bacteria) BIOREMEDIATION mechanismMicroorganisms destroy organic contaminants in the course of using the chemicals for their own growth and reproductionOrganic chemicals provide:carbon, source of cell building material electrons, source of energyCells catalyze oxidation of organic chemicals (electron donors), causing transfer of electrons from organic chemicals to some electron acceptorElectron acceptorsElectron acceptors:In aerobic oxidation, acceptor is oxygenIn anaerobic, acceptor is (with decreasing efficiency):nitratemanganeseironsulfateM icroorganisms also need essential nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphoruspE-10-50+5+10+15 AEROBIC RE
May 11, 2004 · Soil additives to the system included 2.58 cubic meters of calcium chloride to increase soil permeability, as well as 2,036 kil ograms of 10-34-00 (percent nitr ogen-phosphorus-potassium) liquid fertilizer for increasing the microbial …
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