NIT Rourkela develops eco-friendly biofilm to mitigate impact of industrial oil spills, chemical waste
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela have developed a novel bacterial biofilm technology that can degrade phenanthrene -- a toxic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) commonly found in industrial chemical waste -- and help mitigate industrial oil spills.