Open AccessLetter report: Ari Patrinos -- Subsurface bioremediation
Author(s) -
W. Happer,
G. MacDonald,
Ruderman,
S.B. Treiman
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/564160
Subject(s) - environmental remediation , bioremediation , environmental planning , environmental science , engineering , engineering management , environmental resource management , ecology , contamination , biology
During the past summer, the authors had the opportunity to examine aspects of the remediation program of the Department of Energy (DOE). The most important conclusion that they have come to is that there is an urgent need to mount a comprehensive research program in remediation. It is also clear to them that DOE does not have the funding to carry out a program on the scale that is required. On the other hand, Environmental Management could very well fund such activities. They would hope that in the future there would be close collaboration between Environmental Management and Energy Research in putting together a comprehensive and well thought-out research program. Here, the authors comment on one aspect of remediation: subsurface bioremediation