Take for example the resource cost in terms of initial battery production, using lithium carbonate leaving toxic mess all over the place. (wolfstreet.com)
Experts say the bug, described in the October issue of Nature Biotechnology, could eventually help the U.S. government dig out of its 50 - year - old toxic mess. (sciencemag.org)
The federal government and some private companies are using the bacteria, called Dehalococcoides, to clean up toxic messes by putting them en masse into groundwater at contaminated sites. (genomenewsnetwork.org)