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Spent Mushroom Blocks Cleaned an LA Rail Yard by Over 50%

Spent Mushroom Blocks Cleaned an LA Rail Yard by Over 50%

What they found

Spent mushroom blocks reduced organic contaminants at an old L.A. freight rail yard by more than 50%.

Spent mushroom blocks reduced organic contaminants at an old L.A. freight rail yard by more than 50%.

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by more than 50%

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Field study

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Field/ecology

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

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Mycoremediation in the Field

Mycoremediation in the Field

Biologists have used spent mushroom blocks to clean an old L.A. freight rail yard of organic contaminants by more than 50%.

Biologists have used spent mushroom blocks to clean an old L.A. freight rail yard of organic contaminants by more than 50%.

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