remediators
Those who correct
Remediators are people or things that remedy problems—specifically, professionals who clean up contaminated environments.
Environmental remediators address soil pollution, hazardous waste, or water contamination: The remediators spent months removing asbestos from the old factory.
The term extends to anyone who fixes or corrects deficiencies: Academic remediators work with students who've fallen behind.
Agents that nullify effects
- detoxifiersSubstances that remove toxins
- decontaminantsSubstances that remove impurities
- catalystsReaction accelerators
- oxidizersCombustion-supporting substances
chelators · activated carbon · coagulants · surfactants · solvents · reagents
Previously developed, possibly polluted land
- SuperfundPolluted site restoration program
- hazardous wasteDangerous discards threatening health
- excavationAct of unearthing
- risk assessmentEvaluating likelihood of harm
EPA · stakeholders · liability
Recovery of something lost
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- revegetationRestoring lost plant cover
- land restorationReviving damaged terrain
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
Microscopic living organisms
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
- biodegradationMicrobial breakdown of organics
- bioreactorsTanks for biological reactions
Reaction-speeding proteins
- probioticsLive microorganisms aiding digestion
- biocharCharred biomass soil amendment
- nanoparticlesUltrafine material fragments
- plantsPhotosynthesizing rooted organisms
earthworms · oyster mushrooms · willow trees · sunflowers · duckweed · algae · Pseudomonas · mustard greens
neutralizers
Agents that nullify effects
- detoxifiersSubstances that remove toxins
- decontaminantsSubstances that remove impurities
- catalystsReaction accelerators
oxidizers · chelators · activated carbon · coagulants · surfactants · solvents · reagents
brownfield
Previously developed, possibly polluted land
- SuperfundPolluted site restoration program
- hazardous wasteDangerous discards threatening health
- excavationAct of unearthing
reclamation
Recovery of something lost
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- revegetationRestoring lost plant cover
- land restorationReviving damaged terrain
microbes
Microscopic living organisms
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
- biodegradationMicrobial breakdown of organics
enzymes
Reaction-speeding proteins
- probioticsLive microorganisms aiding digestion
- biocharCharred biomass soil amendment
- nanoparticlesUltrafine material fragments
plants · earthworms · oyster mushrooms · willow trees · sunflowers · duckweed · algae · Pseudomonas · mustard greens · water hyacinth
remediatorspolluters
Those who contaminate surroundings
contaminators · perpetrators · destroyers · culprits · offenders