Mycofiltration

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The use of mushrooms to remove pollutants from rivers uncountable

    "In 'mycofiltration', contaminated water is passed through mats of mycelium which filter out heavy metals and break down toxins."

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"In 'mycofiltration', contaminated water is passed through mats of mycelium which filter out heavy metals and break down toxins."

Etymology

From myco- + filtration.

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