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Students learn about a special branch of engineering called bioremediation, which is the use of living organisms to aid in the clean-up of pollutant spills. Students learn all about bioremediation and see examples of its importance. In the associated activity, students conduct an experiment and see bioremediation in action!

Bioremediation is a part of the environmental engineering field. It is a commonly-used practice that takes advantage of a natural process — living organisms. By using the pollutant as a food source, engineers can identify exactly which microorganism can help to break down a certain pollutant. Define bioremediation.Explain why bioremediation is a useful process for cleaning up pollutants. 20TeachEngineering.orgKatherine BeggsKaren KingJanet Yowellhttp://www.lbl.gov/publicinfo/newscenter/tabl/2009/march/03-16-09/bioremed-icon.jpghttp://water.usgs.gov/wid/html/bioremed.html#HDR1S1141717International_Technology_Education_Association-ITEA_STL_StandardsTechnologyD. The management of waste produced by technological systems is an important societal issue.68S11417EAInternational_Technology_Education_Association-ITEA_STL_StandardsTechnologyH. Biotechnology applies the principles of biology to create commercial products or processes. 68S1142554ColoradoSciencec. Compare and contrast the flow of energy with the cycling of matter in ecosystems66United StatesCopyright 2012 - Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulderhttp://www.teachengineering.org/policy_ipp.phphttp://www.teachengineering.org/2010-07-306Teacher