Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory conducts research to improve the scientific basis of risk assessment. The Microbial Biogeochemistry Group in the Environmental Sciences Division at Oak Ridge focuses on basic microbial ecology and bioremediation in the subsurface. The group is concerned with the basic science underlying bioremediation efforts and other uses of biotechnology. Oil eating microbes digest petroleum products. When the microbes are finished, they produce carbon dioxide and water.
Microbes immediately eliminate the flammability of the hydrocarbon.
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