Fungi Activity on Remediation of Polluted Environments 2.0

Dear Colleagues,

Industrialization and urbanization have led to inorganic (heavy metals) and organic (pesticides and persistent organic pollutants) contamination of almost all the natural resources on which human survival is dependent. A strategy must be developed to provide remediations of these pollutants. Bioremediation is the utilization of living entities for alleviating hazardous effects of pollutants that are undesirable for sustaining life. Bioremediation by fungi can be an economical, eco-friendly, and effective strategy to combat the ever-increasing problem of soil and water pollution. Fungi can perform the remediation of pollutants through several mechanisms such as biosorption, precipitation, biotransformation, and sequestration. Furthermore, different strains, contaminants, and reaction circumstances appear to significantly impact the outcomes of remediation. It is necessary to understand the mechanism behind the mycoremediation of pollutants and to find future strategies to overcome the existing limitations and the acceleration of the degradation process. 

Dr. Inmaculada García-Romera
Dr. Gloria Andrea Silva-Castro
Guest Editors

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• environmental pollution
• fungus
• mycoremediation
• organic pollutant
• heavy metals