FIG. 3.

Disappearance of PAHs (10 ppm) in nonsterile soil containing cadmium after 15 weeks of incubation. Panels: a, PAH disappearance in soil without fungus; b, PAH disappearance in soil with P. ostreatus. Abbreviations: Pyr, pyrene; Baa, benzo[a]anthracene; Chr, chrysene; Baf, benzo[a]fluoranthene; Bkf, benzo[k]fluoranthene; Bap, benzo[a]pyrene; Daa, dibenzo[a,h]anthracene; Bgp, benzo[ghi]perylene. The data are represented as percentages of the initial amount (PAHs extracted from a noncultivated control). Averages and standard errors of four replicates are shown.