How Mushrooms can Clean up the Ohio Train Derailment!
To address the specific chemcals that were released in the train derailment and fire, there are a few The mushroom genus Ridgoporus has been shown to break the most dangerous and persistant dioxin, TCDD. It broke down TCDD by 73% in just 28 days. Here is the full study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0926669018309324
The Garden Giant (Stropharia rugosoannulata) has been shown to effective breaking down furans which were released in the fire. Full study below :https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23832059/
The Garden Giant mushroom is one of the easiest fungi to grow! It can be added to your garden or mulch and help clean and fortify the soil. This mycelium cleans up PCBs, PAHs, and destroys coliform and e. coli bacteria.
Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor) has been extensively studied for their mycoremediation properties. These mushrooms can break down simple dioxins and sequester heavy metals like mercury. Turkey Tails can also decompose PAHs and Plastics.
Oyster mushrooms can also can degrade simple dioxins. They have been used in various small and large scale mycoremediation projects including cleaning up oil spills. Oyster fungi can also break down synthetic dyes and plastics!