Biological remediation methods have been successfully used to treat polluted soils. While bacteria have produced good results in bioremediation for quite some time now, the use of fungi to decontaminate soils has only recently been established.
This volume of Soil Biology discusses the potentials of filamentous fungi in bioremediation. Fungi suitable for degradation, as well as genetically modified organisms, their biochemistry, enzymology, and practical applications are described. Chapters include topics such as pesticide removal, fungal wood decay processes, remediation of soils contaminated with heavy and radioactive metals, of paper and cardboard industrial wastes, and of petroleum pollutants.
Author(s): Babak Pakdaman Sardrood, Ebrahim Mohammadi Goltapeh, Ajit Varma (auth.), Ebrahim Mohammadi Goltapeh, Younes Rezaee Danesh, Ajit Varma (eds.)
Series: Soil Biology 32
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2013
Language: English
Pages: 489
Tags: Eukaryotic Microbiology; Soil Science & Conservation; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An Introduction to Bioremediation....Pages 3-27
The Bioremediation Potential of Different Ecophysiological Groups of Fungi....Pages 29-49
Fungal Wood Decay Processes as a Basis for Bioremediation....Pages 51-74
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Mycoremediation of Paper, Pulp and Cardboard Industrial Wastes and Pollutants....Pages 77-116
Degradation of Petroleum Pollutant Materials by Fungi....Pages 117-133
Bioremediation of Organic Pollutants Using Phanerochaete chrysosporium ....Pages 135-157
Bioremediation of PAH-Contaminated Soil by Fungi....Pages 159-179
Sequential Soil Vapor Extraction and Bioremediation Processes Applied to BTEX-Contaminated Soils....Pages 181-201
Biological Remediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil: Suitability of Different Technologies Applied in Mesocosm and Microcosm Trials....Pages 203-226
Pesticides Removal Using Actinomycetes and Plants....Pages 227-242
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Mycoremediation of Heavy Metals....Pages 245-267
Mycorrhizae Adsorb and Bioaccumulate Heavy and Radioactive Metals....Pages 269-281
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
Upscaling the Biogeochemical Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Metal Mobility....Pages 285-311
Fungi and Their Role in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soils....Pages 313-345
Sustainable Agriculture in Saline-Arid and Semiarid by Use Potential of AM Fungi on Mitigates NaCl Effects....Pages 347-369
White-Rot Fungi in Bioremediation....Pages 371-390
Front Matter....Pages 391-391
Effect of Mobilising Agents on Mycoremediation of Soils Contaminated by Hydrophobic Persistent Pollutants....Pages 393-417
New Insights into the Use of Filamentous Fungi and Their Degradative Enzymes as Tools for Assessing the Ecotoxicity of Contaminated Soils During Bioremediation Processes....Pages 419-432
Bioremediation and Genetically Modified Organisms....Pages 433-451
Molecular Techniques in Fungal Bioremediation....Pages 453-465
Front Matter....Pages 391-391
Bioremediation of Heavy Metals Using Metal Hyperaccumulator Plants....Pages 467-480
Back Matter....Pages 481-489
