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Turkey Tail and Reishi Break Down Painkiller Pollution in Water

Turkey Tail and Reishi Break Down Painkiller Pollution in Water

Turkey tail, Reishi

What they found

White-rot fungi like turkey tail and reishi removed up to 100% of drugs like acetaminophen and ibuprofen in bioreactor trials.

White-rot fungi like turkey tail and reishi removed up to 100% of drugs like acetaminophen and ibuprofen in bioreactor trials.

The number

up to 100% removal

How solid is it?

Review

Review

Narrative review

Narrative review

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

At a glance

Latin name

Trametes versicolor, Ganoderma lucidum

Trametes versicolor, Ganoderma lucidum

Compound

acetaminophen; ibuprofen

acetaminophen; ibuprofen

Published in

Science of The Total Environment

Science of The Total Environment

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Painkiller Pollution Cleanup

Painkiller Pollution Cleanup

White-rot fungi like turkey tail (Trametes versicolor) and reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) can break down common pharmaceuticals such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen in water. These fungi use powerful enzymes to degrade drug molecules and in bioreactor trials, they achieved up to 100% removal, making them a strong candidate for future water treatment systems.

White-rot fungi like turkey tail (Trametes versicolor) and reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) can break down common pharmaceuticals such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen in water. These fungi use powerful enzymes to degrade drug molecules and in bioreactor trials, they achieved up to 100% removal, making them a strong candidate for future water treatment systems.

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