Bioremediation is the technique of using living organisms to clean up contamination from land and water and is called bioremediation. A subset of bioremediation is phytoremediation (the technique of using plants as environmental cleanup remedies. The oil industry employs bacteria to clean up after oil spills and spills. Oil-loving bacteria break down chemicals into substances natural, including carbon dioxide, a type of alcohol, and water. Bioremediation, while safe, relies on the natural processes of bacteria takes a long time to complete. This means hiring people to do the work, which can get expensive. Bioremediation uses bacteria and fungi to break down oil or fertilizer spillage to provide nutrients to accelerate the growth of bacteria and fungi. Advantages - Bioremediation an environmentally safe and natural process - Cost effective, 70% less than most other ways to resolve contaminated water - Can clean hard to reach areas - Air quality and air pollution due to evaporation of chemicals is eliminated-After bioremediation the environment is returned to clean condition -No health risks to biotic elementsDisadvantages -Not a good choice for cleaning up an abundance of spills -Maintaining necessary nutrient levels could be a major challenge -Labour intensive -Takes a long time to completeBio ” is a prefix meaning life. “phyto” is a prefix for plant. The word "remediation" comes from the word "remedy" which means to correct. What is it? Bioremediation is the use of microbes to clean up contaminated soil and groundwater. Microbes are very small organisms, like bacteria, that live naturally... in the middle of paper... remediation can get expensive. Prices for a bioremediation upgrade can range from $30 to $100 per cubic meter. $16 to $35 per cubic yard is common for soil treatment. Does the technology benefit the environment in the long or short term? Bioremediation brings benefits to the environment in the long term, this process restores the environment almost back to its original state. Bioremediation has been used successfully to clean up gasoline, crude oil, pesticides and sewage, both on land and water. Some contaminated sites are not easily accessible to microbes. For example, when cleaning groundwater, holes in the ground and pumps are needed to circulate microbes, nutrients and air. Not all contaminants can be removed through the bioremediation process, so it is often the second step in contaminant removal. This is to prevent harmful chemicals from spreading further.