Ever since the Industrial Revolution in the late 1700s, pollution has been a serious problem. Factories release toxins into the air and waterways, and this takes a toll on all living organisms living near them. 

The garbage dumped in the ocean every year is roughly around 14 billion pounds. Plastic is the major constituent.

Pollution kills more than 1 million seabirds and 100 million mammals every year.

Bioremediation is a natural way to clean the toxins to restore nature back to its original form. In a non-polluted environment, bacteria, fungi, protists, and other microorganisms are constantly at work breaking down organic matter. When an organic pollutant such as oil contaminates a given area, some of the microorganisms would die, while others capable of eating the organic pollution would survive. Bioremediation works by providing these pollution-eating organisms with fertilizer, oxygen, and other conditions that encourage their rapid growth. These organisms would then be able to break down the organic pollutant at a correspondingly faster rate. In fact, bioremediation is often used to help clean up oil spills.

Bioremediation makes ecosystems healthier and safer for organisms to inhabit.