More on mycoremediation in the Gulf
Paul Stamets was recently contacted by the BP Crisis Management Team about using mycoremediation in the gulf, and then came up with a great call-out for action, which can be found at:
http://www.fungi.com/mycotech/petroleum_problem.html
We don’t know the effect of salt water, but we could use it to clean up the beaches
Podcast and interview with Frank Aragona on mycoremediation in the gulf
http://c-realmpodcast.podomatic.com/entry/2010-06-02T14_11_59-07_00
Here’s a video by the Texas General Land Office about using microbes for
bioremediation. Its a little outdated, and I suspect its been used by oil companies to continue their path of destruction, but its a good intro and
interesting piece.
It has now been proven that salt water has no effect on the process and actually helps inhibit some of the microbe growth.nonbenefitial
June 7, 2011 at 7:54 pm