Talk:Mycoremediation

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Definition of Mycoremediation
Doesn't mycoremediation refer to fungi specifically as opposed to microbes?24.83.178.11 16:16, 20 March 2007 (UTC)BeeCier
 * Yes, you're right. I don't know why I never noticed that change.  howcheng  {chat} 16:59, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Clarification
Is the "Thomas" mentioned in the article the author, S.A. Thomas, who is mentioned in the references section, or is it a company of some sort? --Clay Collier (talk) 02:20, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

I see a lot of talk about mycoremediation of heavy metals, arsenic and the like. How exactly does a fungus "neutralize" a toxic element? Are we talking about going from methyl mercury to a different form? I guess what I am trying to get at is that these elements will persist so long as the organism that absorbs them is part of the soil. (Unless fungi have nuclear capabilities hitherto unknown to me.)

Who would I go to to clarify this?
 * Hmm, our article doesn't talk about metals, but I suggest you try Paul Stamets' web site: http://www.fungi.com/.  howcheng  {chat} 05:37, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

This article does not mention the potential for fungi to aid in remediation of radioactive environments. Here is one reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=kojic%20radioprotection Here is something Paul Stamets wrote on mycoremediation of Fukushima: http://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/how-mushrooms-can-clean-radioactive-contamination-8-step-plan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.211.251.147 (talk) 13:24, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Mycoremediation of Sarin Reference
In his 2005 book How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World; Mycologist Paul Stamets states certain classified species of mushrooms can bio-remediate Sarin; a statement he made previously in the magazine Whole Earth, which has been called a precursor to Wikipedia by Steve Jobs. Here it is an acceptable reference according to the UNC Institute for the environment. http://www.ie.unc.edu/for_students/courses/capstone/09/owasa_final_report.pdf Although this is not a peer reviewed journal it appears to be part of college educational curriculum; so would this source be appropriate to add to the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by CensoredScribe (talk • contribs) 14:39, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

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Could be dangerously confusing. Will propose merger.
The article at present could give the impression that edible mushrooms should be used for cleaning up toxic metals. It needs to make clear that sequestering compounds is not the same as destroying them. (Please don't eat mushrooms that are full of heavy metals!) Actually, on further consideration, I think it would be better to merge this article into bioremediation, which provides a better place for that distinction to be made clear. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 15:57, 6 December 2016 (UTC)


 * @Sminthopsis84: enough time has elapsed, so why don't you perform the merge as proposed? It's not long but the wording will need careful attention. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:29, 21 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Okay. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 11:08, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

Removed the redirect from Bioremediation
As I think mycoremediation is a very big topic, and fungi in bioremediation deserve their own place (as they have a lot of studies) I delete the redirect from Bioremediation. I rewrote the article from scratch, keeping some informations but deleting most of the others, because there were no sources and the refimprove template was there for 9 months.

Please consider that I'm quite new as a wikipedia editor, sorry if I messed something up.Beleriandcrises (talk) 16:46, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

Where should Mycorrhizal Amelioration go?
I was thinking of adding more details about mutualistic Mycorrhizal remediation to this article under "Synergy with Phytoremediation" but I may have enough information to dedicate to a whole article on the topic. I have a rough outline in my Sandbox. Whatsit369 (talk) 00:09, 16 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I've seen the page in your sandbox, looks like is doing good, and from what I see you are focusing on mycorrhizal fungi more than plants, so it could also go here under mycoremediation I think. Its own page would make totally sense, with a shorter version both in mycoremediation and in phytoremediation, but I wouldn't know how to call it. Mychorrizal bioremediation? Amelioration also sounds fine for me. Beleriandcrises (talk) 00:17, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Mycorrhizal Bioremediation sounds good. I'll start working on making that a new page, and adding some of the information to Mycoremediation and Phytoremediation, too. Thank you! Whatsit369 (talk) 18:34, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

Mycoremediation of pathogenic Fusarium diseases
I've been doing research recently on mycorrhizal inoculations as a way to combat plant diseases caused by Fusarium fungi, such as Fusarium Wilt and root rot, and would like to add a section to this page regarding this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wannamaker.N (talk • contribs) 17:40, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Viability of Mycoremediation in Extreme Environments
I think that the unique ability of certain fungi to remediate contaminants in radioactive and extremely cold environments is important to include in this article so I added a section detailing the viability of mycoremediation in extreme environments. I think it will be an interesting addition especially when more information is added by other editors. Kuzey Gunesli (talk) 18:21, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

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