What are the Benefits of Environmental Biotechnology?
There are numerous applications of environmental biotechnology in agriculture, environment, mining, and forestry. Environmental biotechnology has major applications in waste management by reducing waste volumes. One of the most exciting applications of this technology is in the application to bioenergy production from agricultural waste streams, adding value to farm production and income. Other applications include the development of novel algal based energy sources harnessing the suns energy and converting salt affected agricultural land into energy producing zones . Environmental Biotechnology offers Australia opportunities to: • improve industrial processes; • replace of petroleum-based feedstocks; • provide energy and water savings; and • waste reductions.
