The BioGroup includes over 2,400 members worldwide, including environmental consultants, industry representatives, regulators, researchers, educators, students, and others with diverse backgrounds in education and experience. Due to the complex biogeochemical processes that control biotransformation, BioGroup membership is open to environmental engineers, hydrogeologists, soil scientists, microbiologists, environmental chemists, and all who wish to contribute to this important topic. Additional information on bioremediation is provided below and in BioLinks . The technology is approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency , Environment Canada , and other regulatory agencies worldwide.
Applied research is underway at public and private facilities worldwide.
Links to numerous research facilities are included at BioLinks . These processes occur within a wide range of hydrogeologic settings, and biogeochemical interactions among formations, microorganisms, and contaminants control attenuation pathways and rates. Courtesy of Jiri Damborsky, Ph.D. Bioremediation is not a panacea for soil and groundwater contamination. Biotreatability studies are necessary components of the program so that remedial design data are collected cost-effectively. Biotreatability studies are performed to evaluate whether site conditions are conducive for bioremediation.