Title: Design a bioremediation system.
Course: Biotechnology Foundations in Technology Education (21999) > Section: Applying Biotechnology to the Environment

Design should include a portfolio, drawings, model, and presentation of a bioremediation system. Student commentary on the design should include a distinction between bioremediation (i.e., the use of living organisms or their products to degrade waste into less-toxic or nontoxic products) and biorestoration (i.e., the use of living organisms or their products to return an environment to its original state).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are examples of bioremediation systems?
- What is the difference between bioremediation and biorestoration?
- What are some circumstances when one system may be chosen over the other?
- How can a bioremediation system positively and/or negatively affect the environment?