Field evaluation of the lignin-degrading fungus 'phanerochaete sordida' to treat creosote-contaminated soil
A field study to determine the ability of selected lignin-degrading fungi to remediate soil contaminated with pentachlorophenol and creosote was performed at a wood treating facility in south central Mississippi in the Autumn of 1991. The study was designed to evaluate 7 fungal treatments and appropriate control treatments. Soil concentrations of 14 priority pollutant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) components of creosote were measured over time to determine treatment efficacies. Fungal treatments involved mixing fungal inocula and aspen chips into the contaminated soil and maintaining moisture by irrigation and aeration by tillage. PAHs of more than 4 rings persisted at their original concentrations during the 8 wk course of the study for all treatments and controls.
- Research Organization:
- Forest Service, Madison, WI (United States). Forest Products Lab.
- OSTI ID:
- 6650675
- Report Number(s):
- PB-95-136941/XAB
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Pub. in Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 12, 2572-2576 (1993)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CREOSOTE
CONTAMINATION
FUNGI
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BIODEGRADATION
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PHANEROCHAETE
AROMATICS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
EUMYCOTA
HYDROCARBONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
TESTING
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