Stamets' book, Mycelium Running, published in 2005, made a case for the use of fungi to reduce both bacterial and chemical contamination of runoff water. Now it looks like folks are taking note.
After a 2012 research grant from the EPA to study mycofiltration, Stamets has been conducting more testing. Several fungi were studied for their ability to filter out E. coli, a bacteria found in human and animal feces. The results imply a delicious mushroom might consume something…well… not so pleasant, reducing it in runoff water by 20%.
To read more, visit:
https://truthout.org/articles/portlands-e-coli-scare-how-mushrooms-could-have-helped-prevent-it/
Editor's Note: The photograph of a Stropharia on this page is not the specific mushroom Stamets has studied for mycofiltration.
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