La Bioremediació Authors Anna M. Solanas Abstract The biotechnology of the bioremediation is based on the metabolic capacities of the microorganisms to degrade the chemical pollutants in different environmental compartments, especially soil including underground waters. Until the present time, the type of pollutants more suitable to be treated by bioremediation are the hydrocarbons. In most of cases it is based on stimulating the microbial populations present in the location, given their high adaptation to the presence of the pollutants. In other cases microbial inócula, obtained in the laboratory with the appropriate metabolic capacities, are added. Before carrying out a bioremediation it is important to know the microbial populations present in the site and the environmental factors that they condition the biodegradation process by means of the application of feasibility assays. Contrary to other European countries, our country is in its beginnings due to the delay in the pertinent appearance of the normative ones. Nevertheless, keeping in mind that the estimates made in Catalonia calculate potentially in 30.000 the pollutants activities of the soil, the application of the normative recently appeared behaved an impulse in the matter. In the case of Catalonia, three scale pilot cases are described. Finally, different needy aspects of research are aimed that must allow to enlarge the typology of susceptible pollutants of being treated by bioremediation as well as reduce the time of the process. Downloads Text complet (Català) Published 2009-02-18 Issue 58, 2007 : Les biotecnologies / Pere Puigdomènech i Francesc Gòdia, editors Section Les aplicacions: salut, alimentació, indústria i medi ambient License The intellectual property of the articles belongs to the respective authors. At the time of submitting the articles to Treballs de la Societat Catalana de Biologia, authors accept the following terms: — Authors assign to the SCB (a subsidiary of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans) the rights of reproduction, public communication (including communication through social networks) and distribution of the articles submitted for publication to Treballs de la Societat Catalana de Biologia, in any form and medium, including digital platforms. The Publications Committee reserves the right to accept or refuse submitted articles and the right to make any editorial changes it deems appropriate. If the suggested changes are accepted by authors, they should re-submit the article with such changes. — Authors answer to the SCB for the authorship and originality of submitted articles. In other words, authors assure that submitted articles do not contain fragments of works by other authors or fragments of their own previously published works; that the content of articles is original, and that the copyright of third parties is not infringed upon. Authors accept this responsibility and undertake to hold harmless the SCB for any loss or damage resulting from non-compliance with this obligation. Furthermore, they should include a statement in articles submitted to the journal regarding their responsibility for the content of the articles. — Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for the reproduction of all graphic material included in articles, and they should moreover ensure that images, videos, etc., have been created with the consent of the individuals appearing in them, and that material belonging to third parties is clearly identified and acknowledged as such within the text. Likewise, authors should provide the respective consents and authorisations to the SCB when submitting articles. — The SCB is exempt from any liability arising from the possible infringement of intellectual property rights by authors. In all cases, it undertakes to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies, if necessary. — Unless otherwise stated in the text or in the graphic material, the contents published in the journal are subject to an Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs 3.0 Spain (by-nc-nd) license from Creative Commons, the full text of which may be consulted at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/deed.en. Therefore, the general public is authorised to reproduce, distribute and communicate articles as long as their authorship and publishing entity are acknowledged, and no commercial use is made of them nor derivative work produced from them. — The journal is not responsible for the ideas and opinions expressed by the authors of published articles.
