22. What is bioremediation?

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Bioremediation is the use
microorganisms, like bacteria, protists
fungi, to degrade noxious
turning them into non
or less toxic substances.
employs microorganisms whose
metabolism contaminants as
reagents.

Bioremediation used, for example, in
decontamination of environments
polluted oil spills. In this
bacteria that use hydrocarbons
substrate for their cellular
are employed.