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Another development is the formation this year of the Applied BioTreatment Association to promote, among other technologies, the use of proven biological methods for site decontamination and the removal of residual toxins from wastewater streams. The organization, which now includes over two-thirds of the companies involved in biotreatment, also seeks to combat the tendency of the press toward hyperbole in dealing with applications of “super-bugs,” which represent no greater threat to the environment than hybrid roses, and may be produced by similar natural techniques of manipulating genetic material.
The acceptance of bioremediation by industry in the United States and the European Economic Community has been due to its relatively low cost compared to incineration or “safe” landfilling; its effectiveness in dealing with a wide variety of organic compounds; and its provision of a final, ecologically sound solution to toxic waste problems. When a compound is biodegradable, its degradation products are carbon dioxide, cell protein and water. The process is truly the end of the line for hazardous material tracing. For relatively easy to degrade products, such as crude oil or lighter hydrocarbons, in situ methods involving adapted bacteria, aeration and the application of nutrients are becoming the most prevalent techniques of site decontamination.

Biostimulation Bioremediation System Schematic

Figure 1. Schematic of a biostimulation bioremediation system

Bioaugmentation
Bioremediation began at least 20 years ago with the relatively haphazard application of bacterial strains originally developed for the production of enzymes used in detergents. In the days of seat-of-the-pants treatment plant operation, the results too often were a matter of faith, and the only quantifiable results were reductions in effluent BUD5, which operators often attributed to other causes.