Bioremediation is defined as use of biological processes to degrade, break down, transform, and/or essentially remove contaminants or impairments of quality from soil and water. Bioremediation is a natural process which relies on bacteria, fungi, and plants to alter contaminants as these organisms carry out their normal life functions. Metabolic processes of these organisms are capable of using chemical contaminants as an energy source, rendering the contaminants harmless or less toxic products in most cases.

Dana L. Donlon and J. W. Bauder, Montana State University-Bozeman “A General Essay on Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil” http://waterquality.montana.edu/docs/methane/Donlan.shtml

Courtesy of http://rewordit.org/bioremediation-an-organic-solution-for-a-clean-earth/