Mycoremediation as a Potentially Promising Technology: Current Status and Prospects—A Review

Global environmental pollutants are becoming intense because of the increasing human population, urbanisation, and industrialisation. Human health ecosystem affected by soil water contamination. Therefore, creating strategies is essential to tackle this persistent issue. In process, risk associated with these can be signifi-cantly reduced. Previously, traditional remediation techniques have been employed in combating pollutants, proving ineffective. Mycoremediation, which uses fungi or their compounds remediate has shown a cost-efficient, environmen-tally friendly, effective method that includes organic, inorganic, emerging contaminants (antibiotics, pharmaceuticals). This review provides an overview various mycoremediation approaches through for biosorption, precipitation, biotransfor-mation, sequestration pollutants. addition, removal metals, persis-tent organic other was highlighted. For example, such as Pleurotusdryinus, Trameteshirsuta MK640786, Aspergillusniger shows 91%, 94%, 98.4% degradation ranging from pesticides azo dyes, respectively. Furthermore, prospects remove heavy metals waters soils were discussed. It elucidated great potential pharmaceuticals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), pesticides, weedicides. The findings suggested knowledge gap exists enhance rate process. possible framework proposed facilitate promising technology rectifying global problems. procedures possible, further studies needed on fungal enzymes’ role, activities, regulation.