Mycofilters and the Effectiveness of Mycofiltration in the Removal of Contaminants in Water-A Systematic Review.

Sanele Michelle Mnkandla, Patricks Voua Otomo

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Review in Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Sanele Michelle MnkandlaEcotoxicology Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Qwaqwa Campus, Private Bag x13, Phuthaditjhaba 9866, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-6015-5317

Patricks Voua OtomoEcotoxicology Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Qwaqwa Campus, Private Bag x13, Phuthaditjhaba 9866, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3384-5187

Funding

Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World 32403034 83Water Resources Management Afromontane Research Unit 2-119-C3353

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycofiltration uses saprophytic fungi immobilised on dead organic matter to treat contaminated water. This systematic review aimed to collate literature on mycofiltration, identify water sources subjected to mycofiltration, types of fungi employed, contaminants removed, and removal efficiencies (R%). Articles written in English between 1990 and 2023 were collected from various sources, screened based on inclusion criteria, and critically appraised. Metadata were extracted, and a narrative synthesis was conducted. Forty articles representing 156 studies passed appraisal, with 116 from journal articles, 24 from theses, and 16 from reports. Synthetic stormwater and real wastewater were the most frequently mycofiltered. Fungi of the

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biofiltrationfungal remediationmyceliummycoremediationreview

Identifiers

PMID42187858

DOI10.3390/jof12050376

PMCPMC13209015

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