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Mycoremediation of Micro-/Nanoplastics-Contaminated Soils

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Chittari Amaravathi Sneha Latha Varma, Malay Sahasrabudhe, Sneha Ganguly, Maheswara Reddy Mallu

Summary

This study reviewed mycoremediation — using fungi and their enzymes — as a strategy for remediating soils contaminated with micro- and nanoplastics, with plastic pollution having increased nearly 200-fold over 50 years. Fungal bioremediation presents a cost-effective and environmentally compatible approach for restoring contaminated agricultural and natural soils, reducing the long-term human dietary exposure to microplastics from food grown in polluted land.

Plastic pollution has increased by nearly 200-fold in the last 50 years. There is a plethora of literature existing on the clear negative implications of the non-biodegradable material on land and in oceans. There are sophisticated waste management systems...

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