Table 2-3 Questions Addressed:

A) Site Characterization - Are contaminant-degrading microorganisms present?

H) Remediation - Are numbers of contaminant- degrading microorganisms and/or genes changing?

I) Remediation - Is the remediation strategy affecting the numbers or types of contaminant degrading organisms?

O) Monitoring - Does the microbial community compositionDescription of the types or identities of microorganisms present in a sample. support the remediation strategy?

P) Monitoring - Do contaminant-degrading micro- organisms continue to be sufficiently abundant?