Screening of fungi for soil remediation potential

Richard T. Lamar; Laura M. Main; Diane M. Dietrich; John A. Glaser

Screening of fungi for soil remediation potential

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Richard T. Lamar, Laura M. Main, Diane M. Dietrich, John A. Glaser

Year:

1999

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Bioremediation of contaminated soils. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy, 1999: Pages 437-456

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Abstract

The purpose of the present investigation was to determine if physiological and/or biochemical factors such as growth rate, tolerance to and ability to degrade PCP or creosote have use for predicting the potential bioremediation performance of fungi. Because we have focused the initial development of a fungal-based soil remediation technology on PCP- and/or creosote-contaminated soils, the groups of fungi that were evaluated in this study were organisms isolated or known to grow on PCP- or creosote- treated wood.

Keywords

Soil remediation, fungi, bioremediation, comtaminated soils

Citation

Lamar, Richard T.; Main, Laura M.; Dietrich, Diane M.; Glaser, John A. 1999. Screening of fungi for soil remediation potential. Bioremediation of contaminated soils. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy, 1999: Pages 437-456