Fungal Bioremediation Fundamentals and Applications

This book highlights the role fungi play in bioremediation, as well as the mechanisms and enzymes involved in this process. It covers the application of bioremediation with fungi in polluted sites and gives a wide overview of the main applications of remediation, such as degradation of xenobiotics, gaseous pollutants, and metal reduction. The book explains the degradation of emergent pollutants and radioactive compounds by fungi, which is relevant to the current pollution problems that have been studied over the last few decades. The book also describes the most advanced techniques and tools that are currently used in this field of study.

FUNDAMENTALS The Role of the Filamentous Fungi in Bioremediation Araceli Tomasini and H. Hugo León-Santiesteban Fungal Peroxidases Mediated Bioremediation of Industrial Pollutants Misha Ali, Qayyum Husain and Hassan Mubarak Ishqi Phenoloxidases of Fungi and Bioremediation Montiel-González Alba Mónica and Marcial Quino Jaime APPLICATIONS Chlorophenols Removal by Fungi H. Hugo León-Santiesteban and Araceli Tomasini Azo Dye Decoloration by Fungi M. R. Vernekar, J. S. Gokhale and S. S. Lele Fungal Processes of Interaction with Chromium P. Romo-Rodríguez and J. F. Gutiérrez-Corona Removal of Emerging Pollutants by Fungi: Elimination of Antibiotics Carlos E. Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Cambronero-Heinrichs, Wilson Beita-Sandí and J. Esteban Durán Fungi and Remediation of Radionuclide Pollution John Dighton Removal of Gaseous Pollutants from Air by Fungi Alberto Vergara-Fernández, Felipe Scott, Patricio Moreno-Casas and Sergio Revah USEFUL TOOLS A Learning Journey On Toxico-Proteomics: The Neglected Role of Filamentous Fungi in the Environmental Mitigation of Pentachlorophenol Celso Martins, Isabel Martins, Tiago Martins, Adélia Varela and Cristina Silva Pereira Bioreactors and Other Technologies Used in Fungal Bioprocesses Avinash V. Karpe, Rohan M. Shah, Vijay Dhamale, Snehal Jadhav, David J. Beale and Enzo A. Palombo Electron Microscopy Techniques Applied to Bioremediation and Biodeterioration Studies with Moulds: State of the Art and Future Perspectives Antoni Solé, Maria Àngels Calvo, María José Lora and Alejandro Sánchez-Chardi

Araceli Tomasini Camposcosio Hector Hugo Leon Santiesteban