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HAZARDOUS WASTE DEGRADATION BY WOOD DEGRADING FUNGI
Citation:
Glaser, J. HAZARDOUS WASTE DEGRADATION BY WOOD DEGRADING FUNGI. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/A-92/172 (NTIS PB92217082).
Description:
The persistence and toxicity of many hazardous waste constituents indicates that the environment has limited capacity to degrade such materials. he competence and presence of degrading organisms significantly effects our ability to treat and detoxify these hazardous waste chemicals. ompetence is often specified by the ability of the organisms to convert toxic chemicals to non toxic entities and most desirably to carbon dioxide. ood degrading fungus, Phanerochaete chrysosporium has been investigated to determine its role as a degrader of toxic waste materials. Due to its widely recognized ability to degrade lignin, a persistent biogenic polymer, and the non specific enzyme systems supporting such activity, it was thought to have great promise as a toxic waste degrader.