METHODS FOR THE BIODEGRADATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS

摘要

A process for degrading and disposing of environmental pollutants by reacting those pollutants with fungal mycelia of a white rot fungus and causing the pollutants to be reduced to less toxic products. Initially, the white rot fungus is cultured in a nutrient medium unitl fungal mycelia is grown. This fungal mycelia is then contacted with the pollutant and the reduction process is allowed to begin. The reduction process can be performed in an aerobic environment. After reduction, degradation is allowed to proceed until there is a substantial amount of mineralization.