Isolation and Identification of Fungi from Creosote-treated Crossties and their Sensitivity to PAHs
Introduction Creosote-treated wood which is highly resistant to biotic and abiotic damage has been usually used for railroad ties and landscape facilities. It primarily contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) having toxicity and is also composed over 160 chemical compounds. Creosote-treated wood has been caused adverse health effect to both people and animals through the skin contact and the inhalation. Recently, for decreasing the environmental contamination by creosote-treated wood, many papers have been reported on the fungal degradation of PAHs. Although the specified white rot fungi such as Phanaerochaete chrysosporium and P. sordida, which are well known to degrade PAH compounds, have been studied by many researchers, investigations regarding variety species were insufficient. A study to secure diverse fungi for degrading PAHs will be needed for expanding its application. The aim of this study was to demonstrate fungi inhabiting the creosote-treated wooden crossties and examine their sensitivity to PAHs.
Min-Ji Kim Jae-Jin Kim Yong-Seok Choi Young Woon Lim Se Min Oh Dong-Hwan Kim Gyu-Hyeok Kim
Division of Environmental Science & Ecological Engineering, Korea University National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), Environmental Research Complex, Incheon
国际会议
International Symposium on Wood Science and Technology(IAWPS 2008)(国际木材产品学会联合会2008学术研讨会)
哈尔滨
英文
375-376
2008-09-27（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）