Biodegradation Of Iron Industry And Gold Industrial Wastewater By White Rot Fungi – Calocybe Indica & Agaricus Bisporus Comparative Study

Authors

Mahesha V
Department of Biochemistry, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science for women, Coimbatore -44, Tamil Nadu, India.
Dr. Chitra P, Professor and Head
Department of Biochemistry, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science for women, Coimbatore -44, Tamil Nadu, India.
R. Ragunathan
Centre for Bioscience and Nanoscience Research, Eachanari, Coimbatore- 21, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

Increasing discharge and improper management of liquid and solid industrial wastes have created a great concern among industrialists and the scientific community over their economic treatment and safe disposal. Hence, there is a growing need for the development of novel, efficient, eco-friendly, and cost-effective approach for the remediation for these industries released into the environment and to safeguard the ecosystem. In this regard, recent advances in wastewater of heavy metal have propelled bioremediation as a prospective alternative to conventional techniques. Heavy metals are toxic and dangerous to the ecosystem. White rot fungi (WRF) are versatile and robust organisms having enormous potential for oxidative bioremediation of a variety of toxic chemical pollutants due to high tolerance to toxic substances in the environment. The decolorization and detoxification potential of WRF can be harnessed thanks to emerging knowledge of the physiology of these organisms as well as of the bio catalysis and stability characteristics of their enzymes. This knowledge will need to be transformed into reliable and robust waste treatment processes.