Oil spill bioremediation

    1. Define bioremediation. 2. Describe three approaches to using bioremediation to remove oil contamination from the environment.1 – 2- 3-   3. What is a model and why do scientists use them?   4. Describe an experiment to test the effect of an environmental condition on the breakdown of oil by the microbial community using the model described in this lab.                   Data Table 1 Day Tube 1 Tube 2 Tube 3 Tube 4 Tube 5 Tube 60 (initial) 1 2 3 Oil Spill Remediation Post-Lab Discussion Questions 1. What effect did the bacteria have on the oil? 2. Many bioremediation techniques are controversial. Choose one of the techniques of bioremediation discussed in the introduction and discuss some of the potential hazards associated with that method. 3. Using the internet research the news for the outcome of one bioremediation technique on a recent oil spill.