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The Role of Fungi in the Bioremediation of Pollutants
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Zahra Mirsoleymani   , Zeinab Bahmani * |
| Assistant Professor of Mycology, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran |
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Industrialization, growing affluence in the developed world, population explosion, and rapid development in developing countries have resulted in accelerated environmental degradation on a large scale. Owing to the above reasons, chemical and solid waste management has become a major cause of concern today since the environment is loaded with a large quantum of contaminants and recalcitrant and heavy metals. Many conventional physico chemical methods of treatment/removal of these compounds, though effective, are not feasible for application on a large scale. Bioremediation involves the application of suitable microbes in the polluted system which perform various physical and chemical reactions as a part of their metabolism resulting in degradation and removal of pollutants. Because of their consistent morphology and versatile metabolic ability, fungi play crucial roles as degraders and symbionts in the environment, including soil and aquatic habitats; thus, they are particularly suitable for bioremediation. Mycoremediation is a form of bioremediation in which fungi are used to decontaminate contaminated areas. In this technology, fungi interact physically and chemically with pollutants, leading to structural changes or total disintegration of those pollutants. |
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| Keywords: Biodegradation, Fungal species, Environment |
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Type of Study: Review |
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Received: 2023/12/13 | Accepted: 2024/04/19 | Published: 2024/04/19
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