REMOVAL OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS (PAH) IN CONTAMINATED SOIL BY WHITE-ROT FUNGUS PLEUROTUS-OSTREATUS

Authors
EGGEN T MAJCHERCZYK A
Citation
T. Eggen et A. Majcherczyk, REMOVAL OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS (PAH) IN CONTAMINATED SOIL BY WHITE-ROT FUNGUS PLEUROTUS-OSTREATUS, International biodeterioration & biodegradation, 41(2), 1998, pp. 111-117
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Biology Miscellaneous","Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
International biodeterioration & biodegradation → ACNP
ISSN journal
09648305
Volume
41
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
111 - 117
Database
ISI
SICI code
0964-8305(1998)41:2<111:ROPA(I>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Pleurotus ostreatus was applied to aged creosote-contaminated soil. Th e white rot fungus degraded benzo[a]pyrene most extensively the first month (28%) and further incubation had a less pronounced effect: degra dation increased only an additional 4% to 32%. Removal of artificially added [C-14]benzo[a]pyrene was higher than the originally aged benzo[ a]pyrene; 40% of the compound was removed after one month and 49% afte r 3 months of incubation. The mineralisation degree to (CO2)-C-14 was only 1%, but it was still significantly higher in comparison to unster ile control soil (0.1%) without the white rot fungus. (C) 1998 Elsevie r Science Ltd. All rights reserved.