Bioremediation to keep atrazine from waterways
CSIRO Media Release – 17 February 2009
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| Examining an agar dish for bacterial colonies as part of the bioremediation project. |
An irrigation supply channel near Clare in the Burdekin Valley, Queensland. An enzyme developed by CSIRO shows promise at removing the herbicide atrazine from irrigation run-off |

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