TABLE 1.
Contribution of P. ostreatus to PAH (10 ppm) disappearance in nonsterile soil containing cadmiuma
| Compound | Avg % disappearance ± SE at Cd concn (ppm) of:
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 10 | 100 | 500 | |
| Pyrene | 0.5 ± 3.8 | 4.7 ± 1.4 | 7.7 ± 2.7 | 3.3 ± 2.8 |
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 17.4 ± 3.8 | 30.3 ± 3.2 | 35.6 ± 0.7 | 4.2 ± 4.6 |
| Chrysene | 10.4 ± 4.5 | 12.3 ± 4.8 | 18.0 ± 2.9 | 2.4 ± 5.7 |
| Benzo[a]fluoranthene | 17.3 ± 4.6 | 33.1 ± 6.1 | 34.2 ± 2.1 | 3.0 ± 5.9 |
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 28.2 ± 5.3 | 31.2 ± 4.3 | 35.3 ± 4.1 | 1.8 ± 5.3 |
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 38.7 ± 5.4 | 50.9 ± 4.9 | 52.2 ± 4.8 | 2.1 ± 9.2 |
| Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene | 20.3 ± 4.8 | 27.0 ± 4.3 | 25.6 ± 6.8 | 4.3 ± 3.9 |
| Benzo[ghi]perylene | 19.8 ± 2.9 | 33.6 ± 5.2 | 32.8 ± 3.6 | −0.4 ± 3.1 |
a
The data (represented as percentages of the initial amount) were calculated from PAH recoveries in treatments with and without fungus. The percentages are based on 100% recovery from the control at the beginning of the experiment.