Bioremediation of Waste Water to Remove Heavy Metals Using the Spent Mushroom Substrate of Agaricus bisporus

The presence of heavy metals in waste water brings serious environmental pollution that threatens human health and the ecosystem. Bioremediation of heavy metals has received considerable and growing interest over the years. Thus, this paper presents the use of the Spent Mushroom Substrate (SMS) of A...

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Published in:Water (Basel) 2019-03, Vol.11 (3), p.454
Main Authors: Corral-Bobadilla, Marina, González-Marcos, Ana, Vergara-González, Eliseo, Alba-Elías, Fernando
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adsorbents
Adsorption
Agaricus bisporus
Agricultural pollution
Alkalinity
Aluminum
Bioreactors
Bioremediation
Chromium
Cobalt
Contaminants
Effluents
Environmental health
Environmental impact
Health risks
Heavy metals
Industrial wastes
Iron
Manganese
Metal concentrations
Metal industry wastewaters
Mushrooms
Pollutant removal
Public health
Substrates
Waste materials
Wastewater
Wastewater pollution
Wastewater treatment
Water pollution
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Summary:The presence of heavy metals in waste water brings serious environmental pollution that threatens human health and the ecosystem. Bioremediation of heavy metals has received considerable and growing interest over the years. Thus, this paper presents the use of the Spent Mushroom Substrate (SMS) of Agaricus bisporus cultivation as a bioremediating agent to remove heavy metals that are present in industrial waters. These metals include chromium, lead, iron, cobalt, nickel, manganese, zinc, copper and aluminium. In particular, this study analyses the performance of SMS bioreactors with different groups of heavy metals at various concentrations. Between 80% and 98% of all contaminants that were analysed can be removed with 5 kg of SMS at hydraulic retention times of 10 and 100 days. The best removal efficiencies and longevities were achieved when removing iron (III), nickel and cobalt from contaminated water at a pH of 2.5. These results suggest that SMS can successfully treat waste water that has been contaminated with heavy metals.
ISSN:2073-4441
2073-4441
DOI:10.3390/w11030454