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Facts About Bioremediation

Bioremediation has diverse effects on different sites of saturated soils.  The most vital factors that control the effectiveness of bioremediation are the permeability of the soil and the biodegradability of the organic compound.  The type of soil will determine its permeability.  Fine-grained soils such as clays and silts have a lower permeability then coarse grain soils like sand and gravel. Bioremediation is cost competitive and requires 45-140 dollars per ton of soil to biodegrade (For certain types of bioremediation).  This is exceedingly cheap and is a massive economic advantage so companies who just lost capital with a petroleum spill can afford for the site to be remediated.  Bioremediation Techniques can be easily combined to make the clean up process more efficient..  This can lead to future research of bioremediation to see if it can be combined with other techniques and maybe even become a part of every day life.