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Dairy Waste Helps Fungi Clean Paper Mill Wastewater

Dairy Waste Helps Fungi Clean Paper Mill Wastewater

What they found

Adding dairy wastewater boosted white rot fungi's breakdown of pollutants in recycled paper mill effluent.

Adding dairy wastewater boosted white rot fungi's breakdown of pollutants in recycled paper mill effluent.

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Materials/engineering

Materials/engineering

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

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Nature

Nature

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Circular Wastewater Cleanup

White rot fungi used to treat recycled paper mill effluent performed significantly better when dairy wastewater was added as a co-substrate, boosting fungal growth, enzymatic activity, and pollutant breakdown. The added dairy waste supplied easily accessible carbon and nutrients that enhanced lignin-degrading enzymes, allowing the fungi to more effectively detoxify industrial effluent.

White rot fungi used to treat recycled paper mill effluent performed significantly better when dairy wastewater was added as a co-substrate, boosting fungal growth, enzymatic activity, and pollutant breakdown. The added dairy waste supplied easily accessible carbon and nutrients that enhanced lignin-degrading enzymes, allowing the fungi to more effectively detoxify industrial effluent.

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