Fungi in bioremediation
By: edited by G.M. Gadd
Contributors: Gadd, Geoffrey M
Series: British Mycological Society symposium series -- v. 23; British Mycological Society symposium series -- 23
Publisher: Published for the British Mycological Society [by] Cambridge University Press; Cambridge University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 481
Subjects: Fungal remediation
Description: Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) Counter Bioremediation is an expanding area of environmental biotechnology, and may be defined as the application of biological processes to the treatment of pollution. Much bioremediation work has concentrated on organic pollutants, although the range of substances that can be transformed or detoxified by microorganisms includes both natural and synthetic organic materials and inorganic pollutants, such as toxic metals. The majority of applications developed to date involve bacteria and there is a distinct lack of appreciation of the potential roles and involvement of fungi in bioremediation, despite clear evidence of their metabolic and morphological versatility. This book highlights the potential of filamentous fungi, including mycorrhizas, in bioremediation and discusses the physiology and chemistry of pollutant transformations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index