mycoremediation
Sign in to savethumb|Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster mushroom)|300x300px Mycoremediation (from ancient Greek (), meaning "fungus", and the suffix , in Latin meaning 'restoring balance') is a form of bioremediation in which fungi-based remediation methods are used to decontaminate the environment. Fungi have been proven to be a cheap, effective and environmentally sound way for removing a wide array of contaminants from damaged environments or wastewater. These contaminants include heavy metals, organic pollutants, textile dyes, leather tanning chemicals and wastewater, petroleum fuels, polycyclic aromatic hydroc
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Within Vinony's link graph, mycoremediation is referenced by 38 other articles, and connects out to petroleum, dye and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
It is catalogued under topics including Bioremediation, Biotechnology and Conservation projects.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Subclass of
- bioremediation
- Has use
- environmental protection
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- mycoremediation
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- fungi
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Pollutants
- Metals
- Organic pollutants
- Pesticides
- Dyes
- Pentachlorophenol
- Synergy with phytoremediation
- Viability in extreme environments
- Fire management
- See also
- References
thumb|Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster mushroom)|300x300px Mycoremediation (from ancient Greek (), meaning "fungus", and the suffix , in Latin meaning 'restoring balance') is a form of bioremediation in which fungi-based remediation methods are used to decontaminate the environment. Fungi have been proven to be a cheap, effective and environmentally sound way for removing a wide array of contaminants from damaged environments or wastewater. These contaminants include heavy metals, organic pollutants, textile dyes, leather tanning chemicals and wastewater, petroleum fuels, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, pesticides and herbicides in land, fresh water, and marine environments.
The byproducts of the remediation can be valuable materials themselves, such as enzymes (like laccase), edible or medicinal mushrooms, making the remediation process even more profitable. Some fungi are useful in the biodegradation of contaminants in extremely cold or radioactive environments where traditional remediation methods prove too costly or are unusable.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “mycoremediation” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.