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Turkey Tail Removes Up to 72% of Tough Drug Pollutants

Turkey Tail Removes Up to 72% of Tough Drug Pollutants

Turkey tail

What they found

Turkey tail boosted degradation of hard-to-break-down pharmaceuticals in wastewater, reaching up to 72% removal.

Turkey tail boosted degradation of hard-to-break-down pharmaceuticals in wastewater, reaching up to 72% removal.

The number

up to 72% removal

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Bioremediation study

Bioremediation study

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

At a glance

Latin name

Trametes versicolor

Trametes versicolor

Published in

Chemical Engineering Journal

Chemical Engineering Journal

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Wastewater Win

Wastewater Win

Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor) boosts degradation of tough pharmaceuticals in neutral environments, reaching up to 72% removal.

Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor) boosts degradation of tough pharmaceuticals in neutral environments, reaching up to 72% removal.

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