Mycoremediation

Mycoremediation is when fungi are used to break down pollutants in the environment, such as California wildfires or radioactive waste.
References and Further Reading
• “How oyster mushrooms helped clean up after California’s wildfires. Why is it so hard to make a business case for “mycoremediation?”” thecounter.org...
• Hauke Harms et al. “Untapped potential: exploiting fungi in bioremediation of hazardous chemicals.”
• Johnathan Russell et al. “Biodegradation of Polyester Polyurethane by Endophytic Fungi.”
• Abhishek Mishra and Anushree Malik. “Novel Fungal Consortium for Bioremediation of Metals and Dyes from Mixed Waste Stream.”
• “Using Fungi to Remediate Radiation at Fukushima.” www.permacultu....
• “‘Radiation-Eating’ Fungi Finding Could Trigger Recalculation Of Earth’s Energy Balance And Help Feed Astronauts.” www.sciencedai....
• John Dighton et al. “Fungi and Ionizing Radiation from Radionuclides.”
Part of 2020 Virtual Fungus Fair.