

![]() | Project title | Designing indicators for ecological effects of bioremediation |
| Difficulty Level | High school | |
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Description | ||
| Pentachlorophenol-contaminated soil was amended with a strain of Pseudomonas capable of biodegradation of the pollutant. After bioremediation was complete, soil was tested for indicators of ecological condition. Several direct-toxicity measures (plant seed germination and root elongation, earthworm survival) showed the bioremediated soil to be indistinguishable from clean reference soil. | ||
Materials | ||
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Brief Instructions | ||
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