Which of the Following Is an Example of Bioremediation

question 71

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of bioremediation?

• A) using a bulldozer to reshape the land around an abandoned strip mine to change erosion patterns
• B) dredging a river bottom to remove contaminated sediments
• C) reconfiguring the channel of a river to increase the flow of water down a river
• D) raising chromium-accumulating plants to extract chromium from contaminated soil
• E) selectively harvesting younger trees in a forest to leave older trees for woodpecker nesting habitat

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