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Fungi are incredible decomposers that release enzymes which can break down many different kinds of materials and chemicals, some of which, toxic to our environment. Because of this, many have wondered, “Can fungi solve our pollution problem, and if so, how?”
Find out in this video as Breanna from North Spore dives into the world of mycoremediation by conducting her own experiments using waste materials to grow mushrooms. She also speaks with mycoremediation expert Dr. Lauren Czaplicki, who has used fungi to remediate contaminated soils, and Sue Van Hook, a mycologist who has invented the world’s first mushroom buoy in efforts to reduce plastic waste in our oceans.
We hope you enjoy this video!
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Goodwill Buy the Pound
03:11 Prep/inoculating containers
05:07 Can mushrooms degrade plastic?
07:48 The dumpster dive
08:37 Prepping books
09:27 Remediating contaminated soils. Mycoremediation expert Dr. Lauren Czaplicki!
12:28 Inoculating books
13:09 Prep/inoculating clothing
15:25 Colonization (timelapse)
16:55 Fruiting!
18:46 Suistainable product development and reducing plastic waste in our oceans. A conversation with Sue Van Hook.
20:30 Outro
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Special thanks!
Dr. Lauren Czaplicki, PHD:
Science by Design – sciencebydesign.io
STUDY – Investigating the mycobiome of the Holcomb Creosote Superfund Site
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32229362/
STUDY – A New Perspective on Sustainable Soil Remediation-Case Study Suggests Novel Fungal Genera Could Facilitate in situ Biodegradation of Hazardous Contaminants
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27917031/
Sue Van Hook, Mycologist:
MycoBuoys – https://www.mycobuoys.com/
And Goodwill Buy the Pound.
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Additional Sources & Credits
STUDY – Degradation of Oxo-Biodegradable Plastic by Pleurotus ostreatus
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3744528/
“Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation”, by Tradd Cotter
https://northspore.com/collections/mushroom-books/products/organic-mushroom-farming-and-mycoremediation/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=alt-tek-video&utm_content=organic-mushroom-farming-mycoremediation
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I bet my life shrooms can deal with it but we won't pay attention to it because ppl are idiots and they like destroying things including the only planet we can live on.
This is an old documentary I watched many years ago about mushroom remediation you may find interesting https://youtu.be/l05knxG6eT0?si=RoBeWeq6_45WfRot
How did you choose which species to use in these studies?
If the plan isn't to eat the mushrooms then this may open up the market for researching/hunting/cultivating/selling species outside of the gourmet & medicinal realm.
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Can you tell us a bit more about your incubation and fruiting chambers and their conditions?
What about toxic paint in jeans and other clothes?? All colours have heavy metals salt in their molecules! All mushrooms absorbing heavy metals!!!
thanks <3
Do you need to steralize plastic wrapped sugarcane multch?
Just about everything's a possible or probable carcinogen these days. The only exceptions are things like alcohol and sunlight that are definite carcinogens. I'm not making any effort to avoid things that we aren't even sure are carcinogenic, since that'd be kinda a lost cause.
This was such an amazing video to watch. Thanks a bunch!
Very cool video! Thank you for producing and sharing this video.
Why did you wait until 20 minutes in to warn people? Start with the science and then you should do all the glamour shots
#Mycoremediation
I hope that you didn't "mycoremediate" Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake.
That's an awesome read and he's a real fun guy. His dad Rupert, is perty' cool too.
I thought this was a mushroom that would eat plastic.
If the heavy metals etc are bio-accumulated in the fruiting-bodies (making them unsuitable for consumption)…if they are left they will just decompose and return the toxins from whence they came…they need to be harvested and the toxins recovered for further use?
Japanese researchers have found that fungal biodigesters can break down clean plastic waste into inert and harmless compounds…