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Lead is a toxic heavy metal injurious to the environment. It was shown that continuous lead contamination increased lead in soil and Fruit body emergence of mushroom P. tuber-regium was faster in lead contaminated soils. Contaminated soil recorded higher mushroom fresh weight but the bioaccumulation factor was low indicating that P tuber-regium cannot be employed in bioremediation of a continuously lead contaminated soil.
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contrary to other findings, continuous lead contamination improved the morphological growth of Pleurotus tuber-regium mushroom. bioaccumulation factor for lead was low.
Perspectives
the mushroom P tuber-regium had a high tolerance for lead.
Caroline Anyakorah
Bells University of Technology
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This page is a summary of: Lead accumulation in oyster mushroom, Pleurotus tuber-regium (Sing) from a continuously lead contaminated soil, mycosphere, January 2015, Mushroom Research Foundation,
DOI: 10.5943/mycosphere/6/2/4.
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