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Mycoremediation is a process of using fungi to degrade or detoxify contaminants in the environment.


  • Materials for Fungal Biodegradation and Biodeterioration
Wood Plastics Library materials
Wooden artifacts Wool Wall paintings
Stored paper Wrapping papers Electroinsulating materials
Textiles Glass surfaces Coal
Leather Concrete Ground waste rubber materials


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Typical habitats of terrestrial and aquatic fungi, and some of their ecological features. From the following article: Untapped potential: exploiting fungi in bioremediation of hazardous chemicals Hauke Harms, Dietmar Schlosser & Lukas Y. Wick Nature Reviews Microbiology 9, 177-192 (March 2011) doi:10.1038/nrmicro2519

Polutions in environment

Ligninolytic fungi

PAHs , benzene/toluene/ethyl benzene/xylene (BTEX) ,synthetic substituted aromatics


KUC fungi


From the following article: Untapped potential: exploiting fungi in bioremediation of hazardous chemicals Hauke Harms, Dietmar Schlosser & Lukas Y. Wick Nature Reviews Microbiology 9, 177-192 (March 2011) doi:10.1038/nrmicro2519

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