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Effects of mucor mucedo on corncob decomposition in pyr-contaminated soil remediation

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posted on 2015-01-01, 00:00 authored by W Hou, L Zhang, X P Ma, X J Li, Lingxue KongLingxue Kong
The effect of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and highly effective degradation fungi Mucor mucedo (MU) was studied on corncob decomposition in Pyr-contaminated soil for 120 days to identify the impact of a degradable immobilized carrier on the remediation of soil contaminated by persistent organic pollutants. Results showed that the corncob was mainly composed of hemicelluloses, cellulose, and water dissolved (WD) material, which accounted for 85 percent of its total weight. MU addition significantly affected corncob decomposition. Thus, humic acid production and WD and benzene-ethanol dissolved material degradation increased. The peaking of the WD content was delayed for 30 days or more. The extractable pyrene content positively correlated with the WD content in the corncob during the decomposition. These results theoretically support a refined remediation principle of immobilized microorganisms.

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Journal

Nature Environment and Pollution Technology

Volume

14

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1

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25 - 32

ISSN

0972-6268

eISSN

2395-3454

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C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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2015, Technoscience Publications

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