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Current Organic Chemistry

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1385-2728
ISSN (Online): 1875-5348

Pollutants Biodegradation by Fungi

Author(s): C. Pinedo-Rivilla, J. Aleu and I. G. Collado

Volume 13, Issue 12, 2009

Page: [1194 - 1214] Pages: 21

DOI: 10.2174/138527209788921774

Price: $65

Abstract

One of the major problems facing the industrialized world today is the contamination of soils, ground water, sediments, surfacewater and air with hazardous and toxic chemicals. The application of microorganisms which degrade or transform hazardous organic contaminants to less toxic compounds has become increasingly popular in recent years. This review, with approximately 300 references covering the period 2005-2008, describes the use of fungi as a method of bioremediation to clean up environmental pollutants.


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