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Wine Cap Mushroom Plus Biochar Cleans Cadmium and Copper From Soil

Wine Cap Mushroom Plus Biochar Cleans Cadmium and Copper From Soil

Wine cap

What they found

Wine cap mushroom with biochar and bacteria increased heavy metal uptake by over 220% and restored soil health.

Wine cap mushroom with biochar and bacteria increased heavy metal uptake by over 220% and restored soil health.

The number

increased metal uptake by over 220%

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

Stropharia rugoso-annulata

Stropharia rugoso-annulata

Compound

biochar

biochar

Published in

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Heavy Metal Cleanup

Heavy Metal Cleanup

The edible mushroom Stropharia rugoso-annulata, paired with biochar and a metal-resistant Serratia bacteria strain, removed cadmium and copper from contaminated soil while rebuilding microbial diversity and soil health. The hybrid system increased metal uptake by over 220% and boosted fungal biomass by 150%, helping restore soil pH, respiration, and enzyme activity.

The edible mushroom Stropharia rugoso-annulata, paired with biochar and a metal-resistant Serratia bacteria strain, removed cadmium and copper from contaminated soil while rebuilding microbial diversity and soil health. The hybrid system increased metal uptake by over 220% and boosted fungal biomass by 150%, helping restore soil pH, respiration, and enzyme activity.

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