Development of a Ganoderma lucidum bioreactor for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane contaminated soil treatment
Stephanie Casey, Karin Wiberg, Malin Hultberg, Montserrat Sarrà · 2026
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Stephanie Casey and coauthors build a fungal bioreactor for DDT-tainted soil in a 2026 study. DDT and its breakdown products, called DDX, still linger in Swedish soils over 50 years after the ban and cling to organic matter. Their bench system washes soil with surfactant, then passes the freed chemicals over woodchips colonized by the white-rot fungus Ganoderma lucidum.
In liquid tests the fungus broke down 73% of total DDX within 10 days, give or take 6 points. Over 28 days in the reactor, soil totals fell far more with fungus than in the control run, about 45% lower in relative terms. Coupling washing with fungal breakdown scales the cleanup idea.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Stephanie Casey, Karin Wiberg, Malin Hultberg, Montserrat Sarrà |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38053 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |