In the year 1984 the Bhopal Gas Incident in Madhya Pradesh, India just shook the world. On December 3, 1984, at the dead of night, more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal. The poisonous gas was hanging in the air all night long because of low wind speed and brought silent death to at least 3,800 people that night. The Environmental effect of Bhopal incident was also very serious. Gas was absorbed in the water and soil of the area and caused long term health hazards to human, animals and fishes. Suppose you are sent back in time, in the year 1984. And you are given the responsibility of environmental remediation of that site. You are thinking of Bacterial Bioremediation.

1. What kind of organisms will you look for and why? 

2. Where will you search for these bacteria? 

3.  How will you modify/ upgrade them to become more efficient (Explain one possible genetic engineering pathway)? 

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Solution 1 Bacterial bioremediation involves the use of microor ganisms with biological activity inc... View the full answer