title: Bioremediation of dioxin-contaminated soil by fungi screened from Nature.
abstract: To degrade dioxins in contaminated soil, bioremediation was conducted with two fungi (PL1 and 267) screened from nature. A comparison of the concentration ofdioxins (Toxicity equivalent quantity) before and after the bioremediation revealed 20 to 90% of dioxins in the soil to be degraded in 15 and 30 days, respectively. Maximum degradation (90%) was obtained with PL1 after 30 days in the presence of 0.1% surfactant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Bioscience, Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University 3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: Sanro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tachibana
authors.forename: Yukinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kiyota
authors.forename: Michifusa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koga
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004147:Dioxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019368:Nature; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000378:metabolism; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004147:Dioxins; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D010544:Peroxidases; C042858:lignin peroxidase