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BIOREMEDIATION: Using microbes to break down PFAS (forever chemicals)

 
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Not sure if I've missed it somewhere in my permies searches, but I'd love to see the topic of BIOREMEDIATION covered. I'm posting here in the composting forum, but maybe this is a new Forum topic? Covering a cross-section of  Soil and Composting and Water and Purity?

For years, I've been collecting info I find on how to harness the power of nature and permaculture to purify water and break down unwanted chemicals (from heavy metals to herbicies to PFAS and others) in our soil and water (and bodies)! Sometimes these are studies on composting, other times on filtering, or phytoremediation.

Here's my first offering: the use of microbes to digest and break down the PFAS "forever" chemicals:
Article: PFAS Contamination: Could These Invisible Organisms Be the Solution?: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/pfas-contamination-invisible-organisms-solution. Quote below:
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Here is a thread about Bioremediation using super worms, then mushrooms, etc:

https://permies.com/t/108152/Bioremediation-Thread#888000

The story of microbes seems to be related:

https://permies.com/t/56107/story-microbes-accomplish-miracles-culture

This is a subject that I have been very interested in.  I like to use the term remediation as that is what I know about.

Mother Nature does this as plants die and become compost or leaf mold.

There are a lot of easy ways that folks can introduce microbes into the soil.  compost tea is one easy way though there are many.

Thanks for posting about Bioremediation.
 
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Bioremediation is also an interest of mine. I've been exploring different approaches that can be done through natural means for a variety of contamination.

Paul Stamet's book, Mycelium Running, he has a portion where he talks about a variety of remediation techniques utilizing fungi. I have even seen an online mushroom spore vendor who had a strain of mushroom specifically meant to remediate treated/toxic lumber residue.
 
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