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Edible Mushrooms Clean Oil-Contaminated Soil

Edible Mushrooms Clean Oil-Contaminated Soil

African oyster mushroom, Milky mushroom

What they found

Milky mushroom cut a toxic oil hydrocarbon in contaminated soil by 96.37% over 12 weeks.

Milky mushroom cut a toxic oil hydrocarbon in contaminated soil by 96.37% over 12 weeks.

The number

cutting Benzo(G,H,I)Perylene by 96.37%

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

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

At a glance

Latin name

Lentinus subnudus, Calocybe indica

Lentinus subnudus, Calocybe indica

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Oil Spill Cleanup

Oil Spill Cleanup

African oyster mushroom (Lentinus subnudus) and milky mushroom (Calocybe indica) significantly reduced toxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in crude oil–contaminated soil over 12 weeks, with milky mushroom cutting Benzo(G,H,I)Perylene by 96.37% and Benzo(B)fluoranthene by 52.62%. Copper levels dropped by up to 78.94%, while beneficial soil bacteria increased by 95.83% during treatment, indicating active ecosystem recovery. These edible mushrooms didn’t just absorb pollutants, they helped detoxify oil-damaged soil and restore microbial balance.

African oyster mushroom (Lentinus subnudus) and milky mushroom (Calocybe indica) significantly reduced toxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in crude oil–contaminated soil over 12 weeks, with milky mushroom cutting Benzo(G,H,I)Perylene by 96.37% and Benzo(B)fluoranthene by 52.62%. Copper levels dropped by up to 78.94%, while beneficial soil bacteria increased by 95.83% during treatment, indicating active ecosystem recovery. These edible mushrooms didn’t just absorb pollutants, they helped detoxify oil-damaged soil and restore microbial balance.

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