Pollution remediation

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Content summary
Remediation of pollution, or clean-up, may require the capture or containment of contaminants.

Texts

 * IB Biology
 * Cell Biology
 * Biochemistry
 * General Chemistry

Stationary Sources

 * Human Waste
 * 1) Septic Tanks
 * 2) Wastewater Treatment
 * 3) Solid Waste (landfills)
 * Agricultural Waste
 * 1) Green Waste
 * 2) Livestock Excrement Piles
 * 3) Chemical Byproducts (fertilizers, pesticides)
 * Industrial Waste
 * 1) Combustion Byproducts
 * 2) Leachate from Contaminant Storage
 * 3) Offgassing / Volatilization
 * 4) Spills

Mobile Sources

 * 1) Transportation & Shipping
 * 2) Livestock
 * 3) Wildlife
 * 4) Invasive species

Contaminant Fate & Transport

 * Advection

Contaminant Remediation

 * Chemical Treatment
 * 1) Absorption
 * 2) Absorption
 * 3) Filtration
 * 4) Distillation
 * 5) Cement and ImmoCem- waste conversion
 * Biological Remediation
 * 1) Botanical Uptake - Phytoremediation
 * 2) Fungal Uptake - Mycoremediation

Study guide:

 * 1) Wikipedia article:Pollution
 * 2) Wikipedia article:Remediation

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 * Great Pacific Garbage Patch