Bioremediation

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Bioremediation - The process by which living organisms act to degrade hazardous organic contaminants or transform hazardous inorganic contaminants to environmentally safe levels in soils, subsurface materials, water, sludges, and residues.
[NABIR Bioremediation Glossary]

News archive for Bioremediation:

NanoLogix Inc. Announces Joint Development With CL Solutions and ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchNanoLogix and CL Solutions www.cl-solutions.com have signed a joint development agreement to develop and market Fast Detection Bioremediation Kits (FDBK)

NNLX: Joint Development With CL Solutions  -  04 Aug 2008
Trading Markets (press release),NanoLogix, Inc. (NNLX) has signed a joint development agreement with CL Solutions to develop and market Fast Detection Bioremediation Kits (FDBK) for use in

Biomass Gas & Electric, USC form partnership  -  Jul 16, 2008
Biomass Magazine,...of perennials for feedstocks that will achieve greater yields and improve various other traits necessary for bioenergy, biofuels and bioremediation.

If I Were President...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Common Ground,...used to transition to alternative energy technologies, develop sustainable eco-villages and eco-cities and deploy natural techniques of bioremediation.

Storm water pollution project gets grant  -  Jul 30, 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution,The wetland detention pond will retain and clean storm water through a bioremediation filtration process before it enters Johns Creek.

Press Release: PRP  -  Jul 30, 2008
The Triton (press release),A new way of cleaning up oil spills using "bioremediation" technology is a product known as PRP® which stands for Petroleum Remediation Product.

A golden age for microbial ecology  -  Jul 23, 2008
Nature.com (subscription),...which include topics that range from marine biology to population biology, bioremediation and bioenergy and such diverse research areas as the impact of

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under Comprehensive ...  -  Jul 5, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...(b) backfilling of the excavated areas of the Site which are not utilized in the construction of the biocell; (c) bioremediation of the groundwater

Artic Oil Too Risky?  -  Jul 28, 2008
RedOrbit,Other common treatment methods included cold-water flushing of beaches, manual beach cleaning (by hand or with absorbent pom-poms), bioremediation

Duckweed genome sequencing has global implications  -  Jul 10, 2008
Hindu,The search for new biomass species has revealed the potential of duckweed species in this regard as well as for bioremediation and environmental carbon

Experts to provide peek of Smithsonian soils exhibit  -  Jul 25, 2008
FirstScience,It provides information about soils in relation to crop production, environmental quality, ecosystem sustainability, bioremediation, waste management,

Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar receives Soil Stewardship Award  -  Jul 22, 2008
EurekAlert (press release),SSSA provides information about soils in relation to crop production, environmental quality, ecosystem sustainability, bioremediation, waste management,

Sustainable living in the city  -  Jul 15, 2008
Schenectady Gazette,...“Toolbox� re-introduces us to the essential building blocks that make life in the city possible: food, water, waste, energy and bioremediation.

Brunswick looks to clean up Lockwood Folly River  -  Jul 15, 2008
StarNewsOnline.com,Members of the group called EnviRemed LLC proposed using a process called "bioremediation" that uses bacteria to decompose harmful waste in bodies of water.

US govt investigates duckweed DNA  -  Jul 15, 2008
Environmental Data Interactive,Eddy Rubin, JGI director, said: "Duckweed relates to all three of DOE JGI's mission areas: bioenergy, bioremediation, and global carbon cycling.

French's Landfill cleanup - 26 years and still counting  -  Jul 10, 2008
Brick Township Bulletin,Natural attenuation involves a natural process such as dilution, evaporation and/or volatilization, or bioremediation, where microbes in soil and water eat

Improving Swine Waste Fertilizer  -  Jul 10, 2008
innovations report,It provides information about soils in relation to crop production, environmental quality, ecosystem sustainability, bioremediation, waste management,

DOE Joint Genome Institute announces new projects  -  Jul 7, 2008
Ethanol Producer Magazine,Selected projects were chosen based on scientific merit and relevance to issues in bioenergy, global carbon cycling and bioremediation.

US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute announces new ...  -  Jul 7, 2008
innovations report,..."Moreover, duckweed relates to all three of DOE JGI's mission areas: bioenergy, bioremediation, and global carbon cycling." Propagated on agricultural and

Photos In This Story  -  Jul 8, 2008
HazMat Management Magazine,...the company builds landfills and operates a range of remediation technologies including the construction of bioremediation cells and bentonite slurry

Brunswick County looking to clean up Lockwood Folly River  -  Jul 15, 2008
WWAY NewsChannel 3,The river is polluted, and one proposed way to clean it up is through a process called bioremediation. Bioremediation is when bacteria are introduced into

Soil’s Carbon Storage Capacity Investigated  -  Jul 28, 2008
Newswise (press release)It provides information about soils in relation to crop production, environmental quality, ecosystem sustainability, bioremediation, waste management,

الطاقة البيولوجية جديرة بإنقاذ عالمنا من المشكلات البيئية  -  Jul 19, 2008
ايلاÙ?,طاقة أكبر وتحسين قدرة البكتيريا على تÙ?تيت المواد الملوثة(تدعى بالإنكليزية bioremediation) وإنتاج لقاحات ومضاد للالتهابات لإنقاذ شعوب الدول النامية.

When Life Gives You An Oil Spill, Make ... Mushrooms?  -  Nov 30, 2007
Daily GreenIn a process called bioremediation, mushrooms eat the oily mats, detoxify them and turn into compost. California’s Presidio National Park plans to harvest

South Bend Company Says It May Have Solution For BP Refinery  -  Nov 27, 2007
WSBT-TV,But a South Bend company called Bioremediation says it has the answer. Bioremediation is one of just a handful of chemical companies in the country

Canola offers bioremediation for contaminated lands  -  Nov 5, 2007
Biodiesel Magazine,Because the land had no value, it was a good place to test canola as a bioremediation crop. “We started growing canola on it and found that the canola

Bio Solutions Manufacturing, David Zuidema Enter Hauler Agreement  -  Nov 27, 2007
Trading Markets (press release),The company has developed microbiological products for waste bioremediation. The company's products are currently used by many municipal collection systems

Bio Solutions Manufacturing, Inc. Signs Hauler Agreement  -  Nov 27, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Bio Solutions Manufacturing has developed microbiological products for waste bioremediation. The Company’s products are currently used by many municipal

New tests for Stanvac  -  Nov 26, 2007
Advertiser Adelaide,University of SA senior research fellow Dr Albert Juhasz said the bioremediation techniques would use microbes which occurred naturally at the Port Stanvac

Between Water And Rock: A New Science  -  Nov 30, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Bioremediation of soluble uranium by microorganisms, such as metal-reducing bacteria, is of high interest. But a field study showed a large fraction of

Final push planned to clear TCE plume  -  Nov 21, 2007
Mountain View Voice,Smith said such "bioremediation" has shown significant success since it began in 2005. It is on a list along with 20 other possible technologies for MEW

SF Presidio opening space for novel oil spill composting project  -  Nov 30, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle,...training away from the shores, more than 700 people were so taken with hair mat bioremediation that they went ahead and cleaned up oil with them anyway.

Grant available: Development and application of nanotechnology ...  -  Nov 19, 2007
Nanowerk LLC,...that are involved in the bioremediation of hazardous substances by integrating or adapting innovative nanotechnology based tools for sensing, detecting,

Receive mediabistro.com's Daily fishbowlla Feed via email  -  Nov 5, 2007
mediabistro.com,Aftermath, Inc. Cleaning Up After CSI Goes Home -- a fascinating participatory adventure in the nasty business of bioremediation by crime writer Gil Reavill

NanoLogix Inc. Files Multiple International Patent Applications ...  -  Nov 28, 2007
CNNMoney.comHydrogen Production, revolutionary rapid medical testing technologies, potential treatments for sepsis and cancer (via apoptosis), and bioremediation.

In The Garden  -  Nov 30, 2007
Honolulu Star-Bulletin,Naio is also used in soil bioremediation since studies have shown it removes and breaks down petroleum-based substances in the ground.

Waterstax recycling wastewater systems from Enware  -  Nov 28, 2007
Ferret,However, because there are some human allergens that may not be treated by bioremediation alone, Waterstax offers: Discharge systems in which the treated

Biotechnology in Australia : BharatBook.com  -  Nov 26, 2007
PRMinds (press release),...bioleaching, bio-pulping, bio-bleaching, biodesulphurization, bioremediation, and biofiltration; Sub-cellular organisms: gene therapy, viral vectors.

Troubled waters  -  Nov 24, 2007
PensacolaNewsJournal.com,..."There is a transport of PCBs to the offshore environment," said Dick Snyder, associate director of UWF's Center for Diagnostics and Bioremediation.

CCS Income Trust third quarter results and highlights  -  Nov 13, 2007
Trading Markets (press release),HAZCO operates a network of industrial and engineered landfills, bioremediation facilities and hazardous waste transfer stations across western Canada.

Human health, agriculture and the environment to benefit from ...  -  Nov 19, 2007
innovations report,...new technologies and products for agriculture and bioremediation (the use of plants or microorganisms to clean up pollution or contaminated material).

Shaw Awarded Task Order Contract by US Army Corps of Engineers for ...  -  Nov 16, 2007
dBusinessNews New Orleans (press release),In the fulfillment of its contract, Shaw will be responsible for implementing its proprietary SDC-9â„¢ microbial culture for in situ bioremediation of

The Pest Control Store and Peachtree Pest Control Co. Support ...  -  Nov 14, 2007
PR Leap (press release),Mosquito Control, Lawn and Ornamental Service, Moisture and Fungus Control, Mold Treatment for New Construction, and Bioremediation Service.

Study recommends leaving oil under creek  -  Nov 8, 2007
Lompoc Record,Neither bioremediation - using oil-eating microbes - nor vapor extraction are options when dealing with crude oil, especially in clay soil, because those

Plans for cleanup moving along  -  Nov 7, 2007
Lake Elmo Leader,Additional follow-up treatment of the source zone with bioremediation may be necessary for a long-term application. The overall estimated Baytown Superfund

Pass it on: Toxic waste moved from area to area  -  Nov 2, 2007
San Mateo County Times,..."There are several methods of PCB disposal (EG thermal desorption, bioremediation, etc.) that are not widely used due to costs or technical challenges that

Bio Solutions Manufacturing Sues Bio Solutions Franchise Corp. and ...  -  23 Aug 2007
American Digital Networks (press release),Bio Solutions Manufacturing has developed microbiological products for waste bioremediation. The Company's products are currently used by many municipal

History unearthed at Origins site  -  Aug 21, 2007
Tucson Citizen,Very little salvageable garbage survived intact during a half-century underground plus three years of bioremediation that has drastically sped up

Alternative food safety strategies created  -  Aug 22, 2007
Science Daily (press release)The term biodegradation is often used in relation to sewage treatment, environmental remediation (bioremediation) and to .

Blowies inspire pesticide attack  -  Aug 21, 2007
ScienceAlert,Bioremediation has become the science behind this development – a natural product that breaks down and neutralises pesticides. It is based on an enzyme that

Jack of all trades, master of one  -  Aug 8, 2007
ARNnet,Working for Brambles in a division called Enviroguard doing bioremediation. People spill stuff in the course of business and bioremediation is growing bugs

Agribusiness: Biotechnology - Relevance for Caribbean Agriculture  -  Aug 21, 2007
The Bahama Journal,...pharmaceutical, biochemical and food industries; and waste management, bioremediation and a range of environmental conservation endeavors.

First genome transplant changes one species into another  -  Aug 16, 2007
PhysOrg.com,...that can solve human needs for energy, health and bioremediation, we believe we first need to better understand more fully how cells work,� Glass said.

GBHS junior spends month in France  -  Aug 15, 2007
Gulf Breeze News,Wade is a Professor at the Center for Environmental Diagnostics & Bioremediation at the University of West Florida and Virginia has been teaching

Unique diet developed for shrimps  -  Jul 30, 2007
Hindu,Besides, the new diet possesses bioremediation properties which control water quality. The ‘probiotic’ characteristics of the feed helps the fish develop

Surprising New Species Of Light-harvesting Bacterium Discovered In ...  -  Jul 26, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...since the 1960s for new organisms that may have important applications in biotechnology, for cleaning up pollution (bioremediation), or in medicine.

Natural Environmental Systems, LLC Announces the Launch of its New ...  -  Aug 13, 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),...plants, grease traps, septic systems, pond maintenance, pond supplies and animal waste and odor control, along with bioremediation and oil spill clean-up.

Swim at your own risk  -  Aug 12, 2007
Pensacola News Journal,A study conducted by the University of West Florida's Center for Environmental Diagnostics & Bioremediation pinpointed stormwater runoff, old septic tanks

Omagh College tackles farm waste  -  Aug 9, 2007
Ulster Herald (subscription),Technologies such as anaerobic digestion, nutrient stripping, bioremediation, slurry separation, application technologies (trailing-shoe, band-spreading and

Ohio Economic Development Officials Announce $41 Million in ...  -  Aug 9, 2007
Expansion Management,Remedial plans include 14700 tons of soil to be removed, bioremediation of groundwater, and asbestos abatement. CORF funds will be used for demolition,

Auto Focus  -  Aug 7, 2007
Plenty Magazine,He has also invested in a bioremediation device—a special sink that contains bacteria to break down and wash away grease. Small measures like using a

Steny Hoyer Announces Federal Funding to Sustain Maryland’s ...  -  Aug 7, 2007
All American Patriots (press release),Biomedical Materials in Plants Research, Biomineral Soil Amendments for Control of Nematode, Bioremediation Research, Bovine Genetic Research,

13 new patents awarded to Utahns  -  Aug 7, 2007
Deseret News,Explosive device with accelerated bioremediation capacity. Farrell G. Badger, Mapleton; Brendan M. Welch, Farmington; Ronald D. Thomas, Woodland Hills;

Natural Mineral Demonstrates Astounding ‘Kill-Rate’ of 8.8 Billion ...  -  Aug 6, 2007
PR.com (press release),Other industries that benefit from Microcheck’s microbiological expertise are those in agriculture/food, water testing, and bioremediation.

A small spill, but now a big problem Carl Wernicke  -  Aug 4, 2007
PensacolaNewsJournal.com,Last week, Dick Snyder, associate director of UWF's Center for Diagnostics and Bioremediation, at a meeting of the Bream Fishermen Association painted a

Romic Closes Asset Sale with Clean Harbors  -  Aug 3, 2007
EPA.net,Romic will continue its in situ bioremediation of groundwater under the oversight of the US Environmental Protection Agency. During a transitional phase,

Peachtree’s Pest Control Store and Home Shows  -  Aug 3, 2007
PR Leap (press release),Mosquito Control, Lawn and Ornamental Service, Moisture and Fungus Control, Mold Treatment for New Construction, and Bioremediation Service.

Mushrooms may hold magic solution to environmental woes, European ...  -  Aug 2, 2007
EUROPA,If scientists can pinpoint how they accomplish this, they could be better utilised for the bioremediation of contaminated soils. A better understanding of

What's in your mullet?  -  Aug 1, 2007
PensacolaNewsJournal.com,...levels were," said Dick Snyder, associate director of the Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation, a UWF environmental research group.

Natural Environmental Systems, LLC Announces the Launch of its New ...  -  Jul 31, 2007
Emediawire (press release),The company sells products for soil, plants, grease traps, septic systems, pond maintenance and animal health and odor control, along with bioremediation

Innovative Research Technique Reveals Another Natural Wonder in ...  -  Jul 26, 2007
National Science Foundation (press release)...explored since the 1960s for new organisms that may have important applications for biotechnology, pollution clean-ups (bioremediation), and medicine.




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