Document Type
Report
Publication Date
1-1-1992
Abstract
Bioaugmentation using the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium was found to be effective in enhancing TNT removal in lightly (i.e., below 100 mg/kg) contaminated soil. The percent reduction in TNT increased from 15% to 53% when soils were treated with fungal inoculated organic material. Maximum removal rates improved from 0.33 mg TNT/kg-day to 0.76 mg TNT/kg-day during the same treatment. Neither fungal inoculation nor organic amendment addition resulted in improving TNT removal kinetics in highly contaminated soils (i.e., above 1000 mg/kg). Executive Summary: Laboratory scale compost studies were conducted to evaluate the effect of bioaugmentation with the white rot fungus,
Recommended Citation
McFarland, Michael J.; Kalaskar, Shashi; and Baiden, Eric, "Composting of Explosives Contaminated Soil Using the White Rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium" (1992). Reports. Paper 223.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/water_rep/223