title: Bioremediation of industrial waste through mushroom cultivation.
abstract: Handmade paper and cardboard industries are involved in processing of cellulosic and ligno-cellulosic substances for making paper by hand or simple machinery. In the present study solid sludge and effluent of both cardboard and handmade paper industries was collected for developing a mushroom cultivation technique to achieve zero waste discharges. Findings of present research work reveals that when 50% paper industries waste is used by mixing with 50% (w/w) wheat straw, significant increase (96.38%) in biological efficiency over control of wheat straw was observed. Further, cultivated basidiocarps showed normal morphology of stipe and pileus. Cross section of lamellae did not show any abnormality in the attachment of basidiospores, hymenal trama and basidium. No toxicity was found when fruiting bodies were tested chemically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur - 302 015, India. shweta_kulshreshtha@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Shweta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kulshreshtha
authors.forename: Nupur
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhatnagar
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000363:Agaricales; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation / Q000379:methods*; D007220:Industrial Waste; D013783:Textile Industry
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste