Environmental biotechnology
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Environmental biotechnology is when biotechnology is applied to and used to study the natural environment. Environmental biotechnology could also imply that one try to harness biological process for commercial uses and exploitation. The International Society of Environmental Biotechnology defines environmental biotechnology as "the development, use and regulation of biological systems for remediation of contaminated environments (land, air, water), and for environment-friendly processes (green manufacturing technologies and sustainable development)".
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Gerben J Zylstraa and Jerome J Kukor, What is environmental biotechnology? Current Opinion in Biotechnology 16(3):243-245, 2005
[edit] External links
- International Society of Environmental Biotechnology
- Orbit association is a German NGO that promotes the scientific and technological development of environmental biotechnology.
- the Environmental Biotechnology Industrial Platform
- Center for Environmental Biotechnology at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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