The process of using microbes to treat areas of land or sea that have been contaminated by pesticides, oil or solvents is known as :
Eutrophication
Nitrification
Ammonification
Bioremediation
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– It is an environmentally friendly approach compared to some physical or chemical cleanup methods.
– Examples include using bacteria to break down oil spills or industrial solvents.
– Nitrification is the biological oxidation of ammonia to nitrite and then nitrate, performed by specific bacteria in the nitrogen cycle.
– Ammonification is the process by which organic nitrogen compounds are decomposed to produce ammonia or ammonium ions, also part of the nitrogen cycle.