Abstract
Olive mill wastewater (OMWW) is a significant pollutant and its phytotoxicity is attributed mostly to the phenols present. 220 fungi were screened for their ability to produce detoxifying enzymes and/or grow in OMWW. Four isolates, species of Cerrena, Byssochlamys, Lasiodiplodia and Bionectria were selected and compared against Phanerochaete chrysosporium for their ability to bioremediate OMWWin the presence of a competing indigenous microflora. For the first time we report that a Cerrena sp. achieved a 75% reduction of phenolics in OMWW and that, unusually, the reduction occurred within 2 h of the addition to the OMWW.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 567-571 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 15 Life on Land
Keywords
- bioremediation
- environmental aspects
- fungi
- olive oil industry
- phenols
- phytotoxins
- wastewater treatment
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