bioaugmentation

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bioaugmentation

A technique of bioremediation in which strains of natural or genetically engineered bacteria with unique metabolic profiles are used to treat sewage or contaminated water or soil.

bioaugmentation

technique used in BIOREMEDIATION to increase the activity of bacteria that decompose pollutants.

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Formation of microbial communities in oil shale chemical industry solid wastes during phytoremediation and bioaugmentation.

Soil invertebrates in semi-coke heaps of Estonian oil shale industry

Tenders are invited for Bioaugmentation, Operation And Maintenance Of Sewerage Treatment Plant Of M.

Bioaugmentation, Operation And Maintenance Of Sewerage Treatment Plant

A similar change in the content of petroleum products in contaminated soil subjected to bioaugmentation was observed by Karamalidis et al.

Comparative analysis of the effectiveness of oil-contaminated soil remediation by microbial isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and commercial preparation "Devoroil"

Contrary to bioremediation technologies using bacteria or bioaugmentation, fungal bioremediation requires an ex situ approach instead of in situ treatment (i.

Microbial community changes in TNT spiked soil bioremediation trial using biostimulation, phytoremediation and bioaugmentation

The experiment consisted of four treatment methods: control, with no additional treatment (natural attenuation, NA); addition of nutrients (biostimulation, BS); addition of known hydrocarbon degraders (bioaugmentation, BA); and a combination of biostimulation and bioaugmentation (BABS).

Microbial community and ecotoxicity analysis of bioremediated, weathered hydrocarbon-contaminated soil

She is today a driving force in a university researcher/environmental consulting company collaboration that has taken the snake oil and pixie dust out of bioaugmentation in which naturally existing microbes are applied to the degradation of tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichloroethene (TCE).

Reality check: Elizabeth Edwards has been a driving force in propelling bioaugmentation from pie-in-the-sky lab research to real-world practice

2006) showed that the bioaugmentation of semicoke by supplying phenol-degrading bacteria to the substrate might improve the growth of B.

Assessment of vegetation performance on semicoke dumps of Kohtla-Jarve oil shale industry, Estonia/Kohtla-Jarve poolkoksimagede taimkatte seisund

2001), where bioaugmentation is optimized with potentially degrader organisms, or biostimulated with ratios of oxygen and C:N:P, which provide greater efficiency of microbiota to degrade PAHs.

Application of molecular fingerprinting for analysis of a PAH-contaminated soil microbiota growing in the presence of complex PAHs/ Aplicacao de tecnica molecular para analise da microbiota de solo contaminado em misturas complexas de HPAs

In situ application of a judicious consortium of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, acclimatized in simulated oil reservoir conditions, coupled with the bioaugmentation and stimulation of indigenous microflora have been successful in enhancing both the oil productivity and ultimate oil recovery factor.

Review on microbial enhanced oil recovery technology and development in China

Sea-Land Chemical Company has been named a distributor of Bio-Systems International's BioBugs product lines for bioaugmentation, strengthening Sea-Land's portfolio of natural and biodegradable products for the U.

Sea-land to distribute bioaugmentation products

Li Q, Logan BE (1999) Enhancing bacterial transport for bioaugmentation of aquifers using low ionic strength solutions and surfactants.

Transport and deposition of Bacillus subtilis through an intact soil column

Foster has authored numerous articles and papers on a variety of topics including nutrient optimization, activated sludge process control, bioaugmentation, and micronutrient technology.