Screening of wood rotting fungi potentially useful for the degradation of organic pollutants

Rigas, F; Marchant, R; Dritsa, V; Kapsanaki-Gotsi, E; Gonou-Zagou, Z; Avramides, EJ

dc.contributor.author	Rigas, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Marchant, R	en
dc.contributor.author	Dritsa, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Kapsanaki-Gotsi, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Gonou-Zagou, Z	en
dc.contributor.author	Avramides, EJ	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T11:44:35Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T11:44:35Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	15677230	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/37023
dc.subject	Biodegradation	en
dc.subject	Bioremediation	en
dc.subject	Biosorption	en
dc.subject	Decontamination	en
dc.subject	Ligninolytic activity	en
dc.subject	Organochlorines	en
dc.subject	White rot fungi	en
dc.subject.other	biodegradation	en
dc.subject.other	bioremediation	en
dc.subject.other	fungus	en
dc.subject.other	organic pollutant	en
dc.subject.other	organochlorine	en
dc.subject.other	soil pollution	en
dc.subject.other	Fungi	en
dc.subject.other	Phanerochaete	en
dc.title	Screening of wood rotting fungi potentially useful for the degradation of organic pollutants	en
heal.type	other	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1023/A:1023994121108	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1023994121108	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	Many papers have shown that white rot fungi can degrade aromatic pollutants under laboratory conditions, but few report field scale trials. Here we report the first steps in the development of a remediation system for Greek conditions. A review of the available organochlorine compound pollution information in Greece is presented. White rot fungi isolated from sites in Greece have been screened for growth rate and ligninolytic activity, using decolourisation of the dye Poly R-478 as an indicator of enzyme activity. Use of white rot fungi under field conditions in Greece will require bioaugmentation to be effective at high temperatures and low water activity for much of the year. The most potent strains have been selected under a range of conditions and have been challenged with priority pollutants to determine their degradative ability under laboratory conditions and subsequently ex situ in soil. © 2003 Kluwer Academic Publishers.	en
heal.journalName	Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1023/A:1023994121108	en
dc.identifier.volume	3	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	201	en
dc.identifier.epage	210	en