Effective Biological Treatment of Landfill Leachates by means of Selected White Rot Fungi

Abstract

In the present study, autochthonous and allochthonous fungal strains were tested towards landfill leachate. The efficacy of the treatment was monitored following the decolourisation percentage, the chemical oxygen demand and the toxicity. Among the tested strains, Porostereum spadiceum showed the best activity (40 % of decolourisation in one week). Fungal treatment showed a complete spectrum of action, being able also to significantly reduce the wastewaters toxicity.