Delivery systems for mycotechnologies, mycofiltration and mycoremediation
First Claim
1. A mycobag comprising a burlap bag filled with a biodegradable material and inoculated with a saprophytic fungus.
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Abstract
The present invention utilizes fungal spore mass or hyphal fragments in burlap bags or sacks filled with biodegradable materials. The fungi may include saprophytic fungi, including gourmet and medicinal mushrooms, mycorrhizal fungi, entomopathogenic fungi, parasitic fungi and fungi imperfecti. The fungi function as keystone species, delivering benefits to both the microsphere and biosphere. Such fungal delivery systems are useful for purposes including ecological rehabilitation and restoration, preservation and improvement of habitats, bioremediation of toxic wastes and polluted sites, filtration of agricultural, mine and urban runoff, improvement of agricultural yields and control of biological organisms.
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35 Claims
- 1. A mycobag comprising a burlap bag filled with a biodegradable material and inoculated with a saprophytic fungus.
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6. A method of filtering agricultural and urban water runoff containing toxins comprising treating the water runoff with a burlap bag filled with a biodegradable material and inoculated with a saprophytic fungus.
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7. A method of filtering agricultural and urban water runoff containing bacteria comprising treating the water runoff with a burlap bag filled with a biodegradable material inoculated with a saprophytic fungus.
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8. A method of filtering agricultural and urban water runoff containing coliform bacteria comprising treating the water runoff with a burlap bag filled with a biodegradable material inoculated with a saprophytic fungus.
- 9. A method of filtering agricultural and urban water runoff containing Escherichia coli comprising treating the water runoff with a burlap bag filled with a biodegradable material inoculated with a saprophytic fungus.
- 14. A method of filtering agricultural and urban water runoff containing industrial toxins comprising treating the water runoff with a burlap bag filled with a biodegradable material inoculated with a saprophytic fungus.
- 18. A method of filtering agricultural and urban water runoff containing petroleum products comprising treating the water runoff with a burlap bag filled with a biodegradable material and inoculated with a saprophytic fungus.
- 22. A method of filtering agricultural and urban water runoff containing heavy metals comprising treating the water runoff with a burlap bag filled with a biodegradable material inoculated with a saprophytic fungus.
- 24. A method of filtering agricultural and urban water runoff containing viruses comprising treating the water runoff with a burlap bag filled with a biodegradable material inoculated with a saprophytic fungus.
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32. A method of filtering agricultural and urban water runoff containing a contaminant selected from the group consisting of silt, toxins, bacteria, coliform bacteria, Escherichia coli, viruses, protozoa, amoebas, industrial toxins, petroleum products, pesticides, fertilizers, nitrogenous compounds, phosphorus compounds, carbonaceous compounds, chemical pollutants, heavy metals and combinations thereof, comprising treating the water runoff with a mycobag comprising a burlap sack filled with a biodegradable material and inoculated with a fungal inoculant of a saprophytic fungus, wherein the fungal inoculant is selected from the group consisting of spores, mycelium and combinations thereof, and wherein the saprophytic fungus is selected from the group consisting of Pleurotus, Piptoporus, Fomitopsis, Trametes, Hypsizygus, Ganoderma, Inonotus and polypore mushrooms.
- 33. A method of filtering agricultural and urban water runoff containing a contaminant selected from the group consisting of silt, toxins, bacteria, coliform bacteria, Escherichia coli, viruses, protozoa, amoebas, industrial toxins, petroleum products, pesticides, fertilizers, nitrogenous compounds, phosphorus compounds, carbonaceous compounds, chemical pollutants, heavy metals and combinations thereof, comprising treating the water runoff with a mycobag comprising a burlap sack filled with a biodegradable material and inoculated with a fungal inoculant of a saprophytic fungus, wherein the fungal inoculant is selected from the group consisting of spores, mycelium and combinations thereof, wherein the saprophytic fungus is selected from the group consisting of Pleurotus, Piptoporus, Fomitopsis, Trametes, Hypsizygus, Ganoderma, Inonotus and polypore mushrooms, and wherein the burlap bag also contains plant seeds.
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