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Public Attitudes Toward the Use of Bioremediation to Clean Up Toxic Contamination
Author(s) -
Kocher Sara,
Levi Daniel,
Aboud Roger
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2002.tb02774.x
Subject(s) - bioremediation , contamination , environmental science , soil contamination , environmental chemistry , environmental engineering , waste management , environmental planning , environmental protection , ecology , engineering , biology , chemistry
Bioremediation is an innovative approach to environmental management that uses microorganisms or plants to clean up toxic contamination in the environment. This research examines public attitudes toward the use of bioremediation at 2 sites in California: an urban site (Avila Beach) and a natural site (Guadalupe Dunes). At both sites, the study participants preferred excavation of the contaminated soil to bioremediation. The survey results help to explain the reasons why there is limited support for the use of bioremediation.