Mycoremediation of heavy metal/metalloid-contaminated soil: current understanding and future prospects
Book chapter
Chan, W., Wildeboer, D., Garelick, H. and Purchase, D. 2016. Mycoremediation of heavy metal/metalloid-contaminated soil: current understanding and future prospects. in: Purchase, D. (ed.) Fungal Applications in Sustainable Environmental Biotechnology Cham, Switzerland Springer. pp. 249-272
Chapter title | Mycoremediation of heavy metal/metalloid-contaminated soil: current understanding and future prospects |
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Authors | Chan, W., Wildeboer, D., Garelick, H. and Purchase, D. |
Abstract | In natural environments, heavy metals and metalloids are widely dispersed as a consequence of anthropogenic (e.g. mining) and geological (e.g. volcanic eruption) activities. The toxicity of these metals/metalloids could adversely affect the ecosystem as well as causing major human health concerns. Mycoremediation (remediation by fungi) has received attention from many researchers as an alternative to conventional chemical and physical methods in removing toxic metals and metalloids. A number of regulatory mechanisms to control the concentrations and counteract the toxicity of these pollutants have been observed in fungi. These mechanisms include: (i) precipitation or binding to cell surface materials, (ii) intracellular chelation and precipitation, (iii) biotransformation and (iv) control of membrane transport systems. This chapter examines the use of fungi to bioremediate metals and metalloids and their detoxification mechanisms, with special focus on an extremophilic fungus, Acidomyces acidophilus, isolated from a disused tin mine in the UK, to illustrate some of the mechanisms involved. Future biotechnological and nanotechnological prospects of metal/metalloids bioremediation using fungi are also discussed. |
Keywords | Metalloids; Arsenic; Antimony; Heavy metals; Extremophilic fungi; Acidomyces acidophilus; Biosorption; Biotransformation; Siderophores; Metal precipitates; Nanoparticles |
Page range | 249-272 |
Book title | Fungal Applications in Sustainable Environmental Biotechnology |
Editors | Purchase, D. |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of publication | Cham, Switzerland |
Edition | 1 |
Series | Fungal Biology |
ISBN | |
Hardcover | 9783319428505 |
Electronic | 9783319428529 |
Paperback | 9783319826806 |
ISSN | 2198-7777 |
Electronic | 2198-7785 |
Publication dates | |
01 Sep 2016 | |
Online | 14 Sep 2016 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 09 Oct 2017 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | File Access Level Restricted |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42852-9_10 |
Related Output | |
Is part of | Fungal applications in sustainable environmental biotechnology |
Language | English |
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