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Radical Mycology Convergence 2012. Mycoremediation. Mycoremediation is a form of bioremediation, the process of using fungi to degrade or sequester contaminants in the environment. Stimulating microbial and enzyme activity, mycelium reduces toxins in-situ. Some fungi are hyperaccumulators, capable of absorbing and concentrating heavy metals in the mushroom fruit bodies. There are many factors that affect the rate and ability for mushrooms to break down toxins, the first of which is the physical nature of the hydrocarbons. Generally, contaminants that are molecularly simpler are easier to break down than more complicated ones. Temperature also controls the rate at which contaminants are broken down.

Low temperatures slow the process and warm temperatures speed it up. Fungi prefer a pH of 4 to 5, that is they prefer a pH that is slightly more acid that a neutral pH which is 7. In an experiment conducted in conjunction with Dr. In 2007 a similar method was used in San Francisco. See also[edit] Restoration ecology References[edit] Mycoremediation | Perma Dub Dream. Mycoremediation in Action! What is mycoremediation? Mycoremediation is the use of various species of fungus as a technique to clean toxins and excess nutrients out of an environment. Some common mushroom species that can be used include but are not limited to Pleurotous ostreatus, Stropharia rugosoannulata, Trametes versicolor, Sulfur tufts, Psylocybe family members and more. Environments that can be remediated include fields, roadsides, ditches, mainly terrestrial environments (but check out P.

Stamets’ research on coastal mycoremediation: The fungus depending on the species will secrete enzymes and can chemically change the chemicals that surround it, often turning toxic solutions into non toxic soil! Heavy metals is another issue that mushrooms take on;they accumulate heavy metals such as mercury or cadmium and then can be harvested and disposed of-a pretty cool way to remove metals from a landscape! Photo of the old dairy farm. Radical Mycology. Fungi Perfecti - Fungi.com. Paul Stamets Opisthokonta Tribe. My Blogspot: My Matrix Solutions Affiliate link: My Zeolite Affiliate link: Winning With Code Pleading Interview w/ David Williams: ­485695&cmd=apop The Right of Self-Determination is about Self-governing.

The Artificial Womb- From the time a person leaves its mother's womb, its every effort is directed towards building, maintaining, and withdrawing into artificial wombs, various sorts of substitute protective devices or shells. The objective of these artificial wombs is to provide a stable environment for both stable and unstable activity; to provide a shelter for the evolutionary processes of growth and maturity - i.e., survival; to provide security for freedom and to provide defensive protection for offensive activity.

This is equally true of both the general public and the elite. Radioactive Fallout: Mycoremediation. Stamets Commencement Speech NCNM class 2012.