Iron-breathing microbes eyed for controlling spills of gasolineAdditive MTBE suspected of causing cancer in animals; scientists studying ways to get microorganisms to remediate soil Trudy Tynan Associated Press Writer
Iron-breathing microbes considered to be among the oldest life forms on earth could be the newest weapon against gasoline spills.
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts are looking into ways to use the tiny organisms found deep in the earth to control underground spills of the gasoline addi....
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