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be highly successful over attractive time frames. By using the algorithm
approach where bioremediation success and rate can be predicted at the onset
based on measuring key properties of the contaminated soil and its hydrocar-
bon-degrading microbial community, a great deal more certainty can be intro-
duced into an approach that has previously been associated with considerable
uncertainty. Furthermore, by monitoring the activity of the contaminant
degrader microbial community during the bioremediation process, conditions
can be maintained near optimal for the process and progress monitored to
ensure confident achievement of clean-up targets for regulatory sign-off.
Finally, exploiting the microbial ecology of industrially contaminated land in
sustainable remediation strategies will be increasingly required by government
regulators to ensure that we no longer rely so heavily on landfill in the future.
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