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04/30/10 2:04 PM

#5092 RE: ItGoesUpWayUp #5088

<< Microbes to the rescue?

For decades now, an area of great promise in the remediation side of cleanups has been microbes that break down oil and remove it from the environment. Many thousands of organisms do this in the wild and efforts using microbes to fix up toxic sites have succeeded on land. >>

The scientist appears to conclude that the best application of the technology is on contaminated land rather than in open water. This is a must-read article.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0429/Oil-spill-serves-as-testing-ground-for-futuristic-high-tech-cleanups