A Master's Thesis at the University of Basrah Explores Fungi and their Bioremediation Use

A Master's Thesis at the University of Basrah Explores Fungi and their Bioremediation Use

A master's thesis at the College of Science at the University of Basrah explored the use of fungi in the bioremediation of some heavy elements.

The thesis, presented by researcher Zahraa Saad Lazem, aims to find efficient types of fungi that have the ability to accumulate heavy elements inside their bodies and remove them from the environment for the purpose of using them in the bioremediation of soils contaminated with heavy elements.

The thesis included a statement of the types of heavy elements, their harms, their advantages, and methods of biological and traditional treatment, the effect of some important environmental factors on the growth of fungi and their accumulation of heavy elements, and testing the ability of fungi to treat soil contaminated with heavy elements.

The thesis recommended using the fungus *Aspergillus niger* to treat contaminated heavy elements, and adding the nutritional catalyst "NPK" to improve the bioremediation process.

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