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bioremedation

Term

the use of biological agents to reclaim soils and waters polluted by substances hazardous to human health and/or the environment; it is an extension of biological treatment processes that have been used traditionally to treat wastes in which micro-organisms typically are used to biodegrade environmental pollutants. [CUB]

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CHM Biodiversity

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http://biodiversity-chm.eea.europa.eu/nyglossary_terms/B/bioremedation

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