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The mechanisms are not always clear<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Young|first1=Darcy|last2=Rice|first2=James|last3=Martin|first3=Rachael|last4=Lindquist|first4=Erika|last5=Lipzen|first5=Anna|last6=Grigoriev|first6=Igor|last7=Hibbett|first7=David|title=Degradation of Bunker C Fuel Oil by White-Rot Fungi in Sawdust Cultures Suggests Potential Applications in Bioremediation|journal=PLoS ONE|date=25 June 2015|volume=10|issue=6|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0130381|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4482389/|accessdate=25 September 2017|issn=1932-6203|quote=The mechanisms by which P. strigosozonata may degrade complex oil compounds remain obscure, but degradation results of the 180-day cultures suggest that diverse white-rot fungi have promise for bioremediation of petroleum fuels.}}</ref>, and sometimes the mushroom is probably more a starter of subsequent microbial activity than effective in itself in the removal itself<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Stella|first1=Tatiana|last2=Covino|first2=Stefano|last3=Čvančarová|first3=Monika|last4=Filipová|first4=Alena|last5=Petruccioli|first5=Maurizio|last6=D'Annibale|first6=Alessandro|last7=Cajthaml|first7=Tomáš|title=Bioremediation of long-term PCB-contaminated soil by white-rot fungi|journal=Journal of Hazardous Materials|date=15 February 2017|volume=324|issue=Pt B|pages=701–710|doi=10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.11.044|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27894756|language=en|issn=1873-3336|quote=P. ostreatus efficiently colonized the soil samples and suppressed other fungal genera. However, the same fungus substantially stimulated bacterial taxa that encompass putative PCB degraders. }}</ref>.
The mechanisms are not always clear<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Young|first1=Darcy|last2=Rice|first2=James|last3=Martin|first3=Rachael|last4=Lindquist|first4=Erika|last5=Lipzen|first5=Anna|last6=Grigoriev|first6=Igor|last7=Hibbett|first7=David|title=Degradation of Bunker C Fuel Oil by White-Rot Fungi in Sawdust Cultures Suggests Potential Applications in Bioremediation|journal=PLoS ONE|date=25 June 2015|volume=10|issue=6|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0130381|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4482389/|accessdate=25 September 2017|issn=1932-6203|quote=The mechanisms by which P. strigosozonata may degrade complex oil compounds remain obscure, but degradation results of the 180-day cultures suggest that diverse white-rot fungi have promise for bioremediation of petroleum fuels.}}</ref>, and sometimes the mushroom is probably more a starter of subsequent microbial activity than effective in itself in the removal itself<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Stella|first1=Tatiana|last2=Covino|first2=Stefano|last3=Čvančarová|first3=Monika|last4=Filipová|first4=Alena|last5=Petruccioli|first5=Maurizio|last6=D'Annibale|first6=Alessandro|last7=Cajthaml|first7=Tomáš|title=Bioremediation of long-term PCB-contaminated soil by white-rot fungi|journal=Journal of Hazardous Materials|date=15 February 2017|volume=324|issue=Pt B|pages=701–710|doi=10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.11.044|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27894756|language=en|issn=1873-3336|quote=P. ostreatus efficiently colonized the soil samples and suppressed other fungal genera. However, the same fungus substantially stimulated bacterial taxa that encompass putative PCB degraders. }}</ref>.

=== Dyes ===

[[dye|Dyes]] are very used in many industries, like paper printing or textile. They are often recalcitant to degradation and in some cases, like some [[azo dyes]], [[cancerogenic]] or otherwise toxic.

The mechanism the fungi degrade this dyes is their lignolityc enzymes, especially laccase, so white rot mushrooms are the most commonly used.

Mycoremediation has proven to be a cheap and effective remediation technology for dyes such as [[Malachite green]], [[Nigrosin]] and [[Basic fuchsin]] with ''[[Aspergillus niger]]'' and ''[[Phanerochaete chrysosporium]]''<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Rani|first1=Babita|last2=Kumar|first2=Vivek|last3=Singh|first3=Jagvijay|last4=Bisht|first4=Sandeep|last5=Teotia|first5=Priyanku|last6=Sharma|first6=Shivesh|last7=Kela|first7=Ritu|title=Bioremediation of dyes by fungi isolated from contaminated dye effluent sites for bio-usability|journal=Brazilian Journal of Microbiology|date=9 October 2014|volume=45|issue=3|pages=1055–1063|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4204947/|accessdate=25 September 2017|language=en|issn=1517-8382|quote=Aspergillus niger recorded maximum decolorization of the dye Basic fuchsin (81.85%) followed by Nigrosin (77.47%), Malachite green (72.77%) and dye mixture (33.08%) under shaking condition. Whereas, P. chrysosporium recorded decolorization to the maximum with the Nigrosin (90.15%) followed by Basic fuchsin (89.8%), Malachite green (83.25%) and mixture (78.4%).}}</ref> and [[Congo red]], a carcirogenic dye recalcitrant to biodegradative processes<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Sourav|last2=Das|first2=Arijit|last3=G|first3=Mangai|last4=K|first4=Vignesh|last5=J|first5=Sangeetha|title=Mycoremediation of congo red dye by filamentous fungi|journal=Brazilian Journal of Microbiology: [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]|date=2011|volume=42|issue=4|pages=1526–1536|doi=10.1590/S1517-838220110004000040|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24031787|accessdate=25 September 2017|language=en|issn=1517-8382|quote=the decolourisation obtained at optimized conditions varied between 29.25- 97.28% at static condition and 82.1- 100% at shaking condition}}</ref>, [[Direct Blue 14|direct blue 14]] (using ''Pleurotus'')<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Singh|first1=M. P.|last2=Vishwakarma|first2=S. K.|last3=Srivastava|first3=A. K.|title=Bioremediation of Direct Blue 14 and Extracellular Ligninolytic Enzyme Production by White Rot Fungi: Pleurotus Spp.|journal=BioMed Research International|date=2013|volume=2013|doi=10.1155/2013/180156|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3693104/|accessdate=25 September 2017|issn=2314-6133}}</ref>

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Mycoremediation (from ancient Greek μύκης (mukēs), meaning "fungus" and the suffix -remedium, in Latin meaning 'restoring balance') is a form of bioremediation in which fungi-based technology is used to decontaminate the environment. Fungi have been proven to be a very cheap, effective and environmentally sound way for helping to remove a wide array of toxins from damaged environments or wastewater. The toxins include heavy metals,persistent organic pollutants, textile dyes, leather tanning industries, petroleum fuels, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, pesticides and herbicide[1], in land, sweet water and marine environments. The byproducts of the remediation can be valuable material themself, such as enzymes (like laccase[2]), edible or medicinal mushrooms[3], making the remediation process even profitable.

Pollutants

Fungi, thanks to their non-specific enzymes, are able to break down many kind of substances. They are used for pharmaceuticals and fragrances that normally are recalcitant to bacteria degradation[4], such as paracetamol, the breakdown products of which are toxic in traditional water treatment, using Mucor hiemalis[5], but also the phenols and pigments of wine distillery wastewater[6], X-ray contrast agents and ingredients of personal care products[7]

Mycoremediation is one of the cheaper solutions to remediation, and it doesn't usually require expensive equipment. For this reasons it is often used also in small scale applications, such as mycofiltration of domestic wastewater[8], and to help with the decomposition process of a compost toilet.

Metals

Pollution from metals is very common, as they are used in many industrial processes such as electroplating, paint and leather. The wastewater from this industries is often used for agricultural purposes, so beside the immediate damage to the ecosystem it is spilled into, the metals can enter far away creatures and humans through the foodchain. Mycoremediation is one of the cheapest, most effective and environmental-friendly solution to this problem.[9]. Many fungi are hyperaccumulators, that means they are able to concentrate toxins in their fruiting bodies for later removal. This is usually true for populations that have been exposed to contaminants for long time, and have developed a high tolerance, and happens via biosorption on the cellulare surface, which means that the metals enter the mycelium in a passive way with very little intracellular uptake[10]. A variety of fungi, such as Pleurotus, Aspergillus, Trichoderma has proven to be effective in the removal of lead[11][12], cadmium[13], nickel[14][15], chromium[16], mercury[17], arsenic[18], copper[19][20], boron[21], iron and zinc[22] in marine environment, wastewater and on land.

Not all the individuals of a species are effective in the same way in the accumulation of toxins. The single individuals are usually selected from an old-time polluted environment, such as sludge or wastewater, where they had time to adapt to the circumstances, and the selection is carried on in the laboratory. A diluition of the water can drastically improve the ability of biosorption of the fungi[23].

The capacity of certain fungi to extract metals from the ground also can be useful for bioindicator purposes, and can be a problem when the mushroom is an edible one. For example, the Shaggy Ink Cap (Coprinus comatus), a common edible north-emisphere mushroom, can be a very good bioindicator of mercury, and accumulate it in its body, which can also be intoxicating for the consumer[24].

The capacity of metals uptake of mushroom has also been used to recover precious metals from medium. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland reported an 80% recovery of gold from electronic waste using mycofiltration techniques.[1][better source needed].

Organic pollutant

Fungi are amongst the primary saprobes organism in an ecosystem, that means that they are very efficient in decompose matter. wood-decay fungi, especially white rot, secretes extracellular enzymes and acids that break down lignin and cellulose, the two main building blocks of plant fiber. These are organic compounds composed of long chains of carbon and hydrogen, structurally similar to many organic pollutants. They do so using a wide array of enzymes. In the case of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs), complex organic compounds with fused, highly stable, polycondensed aromatic rings, fungi are very effective[25] also in marine environment[26]. The enzymes involved in the degradation are ligninolytic and include lignin peroxidase, versatile peroxidase, Manganese peroxidase, general lipase , laccase and sometimes intracellular enzymes are used, especially the cytochrome P450[27][28]

Other toxins fungi are able to degrade into harmless compunds include petroleum fuels[29], phenols in wastewater[30], Polychlorinated biphenyl(PCB) in contaminated soils, using Pleurotus ostreatus.[31],polyurethane in aerobic and anaerobic conditions such as found at the bottom of landfills using two species of the Ecuadorian fungus Pestalotiopsis[32], and more[33].

The mechanisms are not always clear[34], and sometimes the mushroom is probably more a starter of subsequent microbial activity than effective in itself in the removal itself[35].

Dyes

Dyes are very used in many industries, like paper printing or textile. They are often recalcitant to degradation and in some cases, like some azo dyes, cancerogenic or otherwise toxic.

The mechanism the fungi degrade this dyes is their lignolityc enzymes, especially laccase, so white rot mushrooms are the most commonly used.

Mycoremediation has proven to be a cheap and effective remediation technology for dyes such as Malachite green, Nigrosin and Basic fuchsin with Aspergillus niger and Phanerochaete chrysosporium[36] and Congo red, a carcirogenic dye recalcitrant to biodegradative processes[37], direct blue 14 (using Pleurotus)[38]

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  30. ^ Batista-García, Ramón Alberto; Kumar, Vaidyanathan Vinoth; Ariste, Arielle; Tovar-Herrera, Omar Eduardo; Savary, Olivier; Peidro-Guzmán, Heidy; González-Abradelo, Deborah; Jackson, Stephen A.; Dobson, Alan D. W.; Sánchez-Carbente, María Del Rayo; Folch-Mallol, Jorge Luis; Leduc, Roland; Cabana, Hubert (1 August 2017). "Simple screening protocol for identification of potential mycoremediation tools for the elimination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phenols from hyperalkalophile industrial effluents". Journal of Environmental Management. 198 (Pt 2): 1–11. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.05.010. ISSN 1095-8630. When this wastewater was supplemented with 0.1 mM glucose, all of the tested fungi, apart from A. caesiellus, displayed the capacity to remove both the phenolic and PAH compounds
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