Bacteria May Aid Toxic Cleanup

Researchers say a strain of bacteria discovered at the bottom of New York's Hudson River that might serve as an cleaning agent to get rid of a common pollutant.

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November 7, 2002, 2:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"TCA was one of the remaining groundwater pollutants for which biodegradation had not been resolved," said James Tiedje, a University Distinguished Professor of microbiology and molecular genetics and of crop and soil sciences. "Till now, there wasn't good evidence there was a biodegradable solution."

Thanks to Linda LaSut

FULL STORY: Bacteria May Be Star Player in Toxic Cleanup

Monday, November 4, 2002 in National Geographic

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