Manual for Biological Remediation | Umweltbundesamt

The ability of microorganisms to transform environmental contaminants to final products harmless to man and environment has been a subject of laboratory investigations since the 60ies. Since the early 80-ies biotechnological remediation techniques for treating soil, groundwater and air have been developed and applied on this basis. In Germany the microbiological treatment of contaminated soils is the technique of treatment applied most frequently in remediating contaminated sites.