Which of the following is an example of bioremediation?
A) using a bulldozer to reshape the land around an abandoned strip mine to change erosion patterns
B) dredging a river bottom to remove contaminated sediments
C) reconfiguring the channel of a river to increase the flow of water down a river
D) raising chromium-accumulating plants to extract chromium from contaminated soil
E) selectively harvesting younger trees in a forest to leave older trees for woodpecker nesting habitat

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Bioremediation refers to the use of living organisms, such as bacteria or plants, to remove or neutralize pollutants from an environment. Raising chromium-accumulating plants to extract chromium from contaminated soil is an example of bioremediation. Choices A, B, C, and E are not examples of bioremediation.

Which of the Following Is an Example of Bioremediation