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Q. The use of microorganism metabolism to remove pollutants such as oil spills in the water bodies is known as :
Answer: Bioremediation
Notes: Bioremediation is a process that is used to treat contaminated water, soil and subsurface material, by improving environmental factors to stimulate growth of microorganisms and degrade the caused pollutants.

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