How Does Biomass Affect the Environment/Beneficial to the Environment and What is Bioremediation?
In contrast to burning fossil fuel, which contributes to the “greenhouse” effect and depletes a non-renewable resource, burning new biomass contributes no new carbon dioxide to the atmosphere because if we replant harvested biomass, carbon dioxide is returned to the cycle of new growth. Bioremediation is the natural process of degrading organic materials to carbon dioxide, water and various ions. Naturally occurring microbes have been selectively adapted for their ability to digest specified hydrocarbon contaminants such as oil and gasoline. The result is a product which, when applied to contaminated soil or water, optimizes the environment for bioremediation to take place.
