The Development of White-Rot Fungi as a Mycoremediation Product

Ngadin, Andrew A.; Taghavi, Elham; Eaton, T.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-90649-8_3

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“…Mycoremediation as a form of bioremediation may be an effective, eco-friendly technique for decontamination of polluted environmental matrices because of its simplicity and highly efficient implementation process [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]. It is also one of the least costly forms of remediation, and both micromycetes and macromycetes may be used [ 8 , 9 ].…”

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Mycoremediation of Flotation Tailings with Agaricus bisporus

Budzyńska

Siwulski

Budka

et al. 2022

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Due to their enzymatic and bioaccumulation faculties the use of macromycetes for the decontamination of polluted matrices seems reasonable for bioremediation. For this reason, the aim of our study was to evaluate the mycoremediation ability of Agaricus bisporus cultivated on compost mixed with flotation tailings in different quantities (1, 5, 10, 15, and 20% addition). The biomass of the fruit bodies and the content of 51 major and trace elements were determined. Cultivation of A. bisporus in compost moderately polluted with flotation tailings yielded significantly lower (the first flush) and higher (the second flush) biomass of fruit bodies, compared with the control treatment. The presence of toxic trace elements did not cause any visible adverse symptoms for A. bisporus. Increasing the addition of flotation tailings to the compost induced an elevated level of most determined elements. A significant increase in rare earth elements (both flushes) and platinum group elements (first flush only) was observed. The opposite situation was recorded for major essential elements, except for Na and Mg in A. bisporus from the second flush under the most enriched compost (20%). Nevertheless, calculated bioaccumulation factor values showed a selective accumulation capacity—limited for toxic elements (except for Ag, As, and Cd) and the effective accumulation of B, Cu, K, and Se. The obtained results confirmed that A. bisporus can be used for practical application in mycoremediation in the industry although this must be preceded by larger-scale tests. This application seems to be the most favorable for media contaminated with selected elements, whose absorption by fruiting bodies is the most efficient.

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