The idea of using microorganisms to bioremediate oil contamination was first introduced by foreign technicians brought in by the Maxus oil company in the 1990s: there was a desire to spread the word about a technology that had been gaining momentum thanks to its wide-scale use in marine contamination.
La idea de usar microorganismos para biorremediar la contaminación por petróleo circuló mediada por técnicos extranjeros, llevados por la petrolera Maxus en la década de 1990: se quería difundir una tecnología que había ganado momentum a raíz de su aplicación masiva en la contaminación marina.