A Review about the Mycoremediation of Soil Impacted by War-like Activities: Challenges and Gaps.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: The frequency and intensity of war-like activities (war, military training, and shooting ranges) worldwide cause soil pollution by metals, metalloids, explosives, radionuclides, and herbicides. Despite this environmentally worrying scenario, soil decontamination in former war zones almost always involves incineration. Nevertheless, this practice is expensive, and its efficiency is suitable only for organic pollutants. Therefore, treating soils polluted by wars requires efficient and economically viable alternatives. In this sense, this manuscript reviews the status and knowledge gaps of mycoremediation. (2) Methods: The literature review consisted of searches on ScienceDirect and Web of Science for articles (1980 to 2023) on the mycoremediation of soils containing pollutant

SUBMITTER: Geris R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10890077 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature