Use of microbes and other life forms to remove toxic contaminants from soil and ground water

A. offers considerable promise for cleaning up contaminated material.
B. is the only fully risk-free method of decontamination devised so far.
C. works but is less cost-effective than other approaches.
D. does not seem able to fulfill its early promise.


Answer: A

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