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Pesticides can help reduce yield losses caused by pests, pathogens, and weeds, but their overuse causes serious environmental pollution. They are persistent in the environment and are biomagnified through the food chain, becoming a serious health hazard for humankind. Bioremediation, where microbes are used to degrade pesticides in situ, is a useful technology. This review summarizes data on the fungi involved in the biodegradation of chemical pesticides and their application in soil and water bioremediation. Indications for future studies in this field are given.

Fungi as a toolbox for sustainable bioremediation of pesticides in soil and water

Landinez-Torres, A.;Tosi, S.;
2018-01-01

Abstract

Pesticides can help reduce yield losses caused by pests, pathogens, and weeds, but their overuse causes serious environmental pollution. They are persistent in the environment and are biomagnified through the food chain, becoming a serious health hazard for humankind. Bioremediation, where microbes are used to degrade pesticides in situ, is a useful technology. This review summarizes data on the fungi involved in the biodegradation of chemical pesticides and their application in soil and water bioremediation. Indications for future studies in this field are given.
2018
Environment/Ecology is a broad category covering interrelated disciplines. It includes resources dealing with pure and applied ecology, ecological modelling and engineering, ecotoxicology, and evolutionary ecology. In environmental science, some of the many areas covered are environmental contamination and toxicology, environmental health, monitoring, technology, geology, and management. Other fields covered are soil science and conservation, water resources research and engineering, climate change, and biodiversity conservation. Regional naturalist resources are also covered here.
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agrochemicals; antibiotics; environmental risk assessment; fungi; Pesticides; sustainable bioremediation; synthetic microbial community; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Plant Science
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Spina, F.; Cecchi, G.; Landinez-Torres, A.; Pecoraro, L.; Russo, F.; Wu, B.; Cai, L.; Liu, X. Z.; Tosi, S.; Varese, G. C.; Zotti, M.; Persiani, A. M....espandi
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