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Meanwhile, the feeding activity stimulates other microbes in the area to grow and proliferate so they can get in on the party. Soon there is a veritable feast in progress, with microbes growing, secreting enzymes, and breaking down the targeted foodstuff into bite- size pieces. In an oil spill (or leaking storage tank, petrochemical spill, etc..) situation, a small percentage of "native" microbes are present which can and will "eat" that particular contaminant as a food source. When this natural microbial process is enhanced to clean up contaminated soil or water, it is termed "bioremediation". The term "bioremediation" pretty well tells the story: Bio- means to utilize biological processes, and -remediation means to remedy a problem. Put then together and we define a natural, biological process to rid the environment of contaminants through bioremediation. A natural, organic process has been developed by the makers of a revolutionary new bioremediation agent, FyreZyrne, to induce normally-occuring microbes to produce a rich mixture of microbial "scout" enzymes. The production process also develops a carefully balanced source of organic growth stimulants and bioemulsifiers. Once the mixture has reached the proper proportions for ideal bioremediation, the microbes responsible for creating the mixture are dissolved, leaving behind an aseptic bioremediation enhancing solution, ready to be applied to contaminated soil. When applied on and into the contaminated soil, FyreZyme's enzymes instantaneously begin breaking contaminants down into "bite-size" pieces which the native microbes can absorb through their cell walls, identify, and begin secreting their own digestive enzymes to attack. Simultaneously, FyreZyme's growth enhancing agents stimulate rapid growth of those native microbes which are capable of adjusting their food habits to attack and digest the contaminant. FyreZyme's bioemulsifiers help break down the contaminant into smaller chunks, allowing more bacteria to come into contact, sort of like putting more chairs around a table that has been pulled out from the wall. Swiftly, there develops a rich field of actiou-4 with billions of microbes already acclimatized to the particular conditions in their native soil responding to the task of breaking down and digesting the contaminant. During this feast, engineering work by the human side of the equation helps to provide the microbes with adequate water and oxygen to maintain their markedly accelerated feeding habits. Careful measurements are made during the cleanup process, monitoring the health of the native bacteria, the disappearance of the contaminant, and the safety to the environment. 2