Bioremediation is a process that utilises the soils natural microbial population to degrade or transform organic contaminants into harmless or less harmful products.
Bioremediation targets mainly organic compounds (including BTEX, petroleum hydrocarbons, pesticides, solvents etc.) and can assist in the reduction of the hazardous nature of inorganic contaminants.
Bioremediation can be used with other remedial technologies and can be applied both in-situ and ex-situ in the remediation of soil and groundwater. Some of the most commonly employed technologies from TRM are:
- Landfarming, composting and windrow turning
- Enhanced biodegradation
- Enhanced aerobic and anaerobic bioremediation (in-situ and ex-situ)
- Bio-augmentation
- Bioventing
- Biopiles
- Bioreactors
- Biofiltration
