Bioremediation

What are advantages to bioremediation?

• Lower cost than some of the other methods of disposal.

• Public acceptance

• Application on site most of the time.

• Microbes can convert the toxins to safer products for the enviornment

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

What is a major challenge mentioned in relation to bioremediation?

• Finding suitable locations for treatment plants

• Dealing with emerging contaminants

• The cost of laboratory equipment

• Lack of public interest

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

What is a key advantage of bioremediation over other contaminant treatment methods?

• It is always the most expensive option

• It converts pollutants into harmless products

• It produces significant waste

• It requires large infrastructure

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

What is the role of bacteria in bioremediation?

• To increase the toxicity of contaminants

• To monitor the levels of pollution

• To remove harmful contaminants

• To produce more contaminants

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Using your chart Bioremediation-technologies which of the following uses native microbes to remove contaminates?

• Natural Attenuation

• Bioaugmentation

• Biostimulation

• Phytoremediation

• Necrophytoremediation

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Using your chart Bioremediation-technologies which of the following uses nutrients and oxygen to remove contaminates?

• Natural Attenuation

• Bioaugmentation

• Biostimulation

• Phytoremediation

• Necrophytoremediation

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Using your chart Bioremediation-technologies which of the following uses plant and associated microbes to remove contaminates?

• Natural Attenuation

• Bioaugmentation

• Biostimulation

• Phytoremediation

• Necrophytoremediation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is a significant challenge for the future of bioremediation?

• Public opposition to bioremediation projects

• Handling new emerging contaminants

• Decreasing number of bacteria species

• The complete eradication of contaminants

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

What is the main focus of the presentation?

• The study of marine life

• The development of urban areas

• The concept of global contamination and bioremediation

• The history of the Royal Society of Victoria

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

What is bioremediation?

• A process that uses living organisms to degrade environmental contaminants

• A chemical method to remove pollutants

• A physical method to filter contaminants

• A method to increase pollution levels

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-7