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Mycelial Buildings with Christopher Maurer

Mushroom Revival Podcast

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Fungi as Environmental Remediation Agents

The chapter explores using fungi to remediate toxic materials and transform old buildings into safe structures. It discusses the challenges fungi face in decomposing certain materials like plastics and metals, emphasizing the need for material sorting. Innovations such as chelation processes and microbial-induced calcite precipitation are explored for recycling various materials and reducing lead contamination.

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