NewsBites: Aspergillus tubingensis Helps Cleans Up Fly Ash Pollution

Submitted by Aspergillus Administrator on 1 July 2011

Babu et. al. find that treating toxic ash from combustion of coal with a combination of Aspergillus tubingensis and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi reduces the toxicity of the ash and enhances its ability to support plant growth, enhancing nutrient uptake and reducing metal translocation.
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