Environmental decontamination

Enhancing environmental decontamination and sustainable production through synergistic and complementary interactions of actinobacteria and fungi

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Actinobacteria and fungi are powerful microorganisms that can be used together to clean up polluted environments and improve agriculture. When these two types of organisms work together in co-cultures, they can degrade toxic substances like pesticides and heavy metals more effectively than either could alone. This approach offers a sustainable way to address environmental contamination while potentially reducing reliance on chemical treatments.

Environmental and molecular approach to dye industry waste degradation by the ascomycete fungus Nectriella pironii

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Researchers found that a specific fungus called Nectriella pironii can effectively break down toxic chemicals from textile industry waste, including harmful dyes and cancer-causing compounds found in landfill leachate. The fungus uses special enzymes to transform these dangerous chemicals into less toxic forms. This discovery offers hope for cleaning up contaminated areas around old textile factories and treating wastewater more effectively and affordably than current methods.

Biological approaches to mitigate heavy metal pollution from battery production effluents: advances, challenges, and perspectives

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Battery factories produce dirty water containing harmful heavy metals like lead and cadmium. Instead of using expensive chemical treatments, scientists are finding natural ways to clean this water using plants, bacteria, and other living organisms. These biological methods can remove up to 99% of the metals and are better for the environment. This review examines all these natural cleaning methods and suggests ways to make battery production cleaner and safer.

Isolation of Fungi from a Textile Industry Effluent and the Screening of Their Potential to Degrade Industrial Dyes

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Researchers isolated six fungal strains from textile factory wastewater and tested their ability to remove industrial dyes. Two types of fungi, Emmia latemarginata and Mucor circinelloides, successfully broke down different synthetic dyes commonly used in textile production. The fungi produced specific enzymes that degraded the dyes, particularly when exposed to the dye itself or plant materials like wheat straw. These findings suggest these fungi could potentially be used to clean up colored wastewater from textile industries.

Nano-bioremediation of metal-polluted industrial wastewater using myco-synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles derived from Aspergillus niger AUMC 16028

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Scientists have developed a green method to clean polluted industrial water using specially grown fungal nanoparticles. These tiny iron particles, made from Aspergillus niger fungus, can effectively remove dangerous heavy metals like copper, zinc, and iron from contaminated water. This eco-friendly approach is cheaper and safer than traditional chemical methods, offering a promising solution for protecting our water resources.

therapeutic action: Environmental decontamination

Enhancing environmental decontamination and sustainable production through synergistic and complementary interactions of actinobacteria and fungi

Environmental and molecular approach to dye industry waste degradation by the ascomycete fungus Nectriella pironii

Biological approaches to mitigate heavy metal pollution from battery production effluents: advances, challenges, and perspectives

Isolation of Fungi from a Textile Industry Effluent and the Screening of Their Potential to Degrade Industrial Dyes

Nano-bioremediation of metal-polluted industrial wastewater using myco-synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles derived from Aspergillus niger AUMC 16028