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  • From: Robyn Francis <erda@nor.com.au>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Mycoremediation of petroleum-polluted sites.
  • Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:36:58 +1100

This definitely is Paul Stamets work refered to in the bioremediation - the
fungi used for soaking up oil spill was oyster mushroom. Paul Stamet talked
about this during his presentation at IPC8 - you can download this for free
from
http://www.ipcon.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=46
Ciao
Robyn

On 18/12/07 3:37 AM, "David" <david@h4c.org> wrote:

>
> Lawrence,
>
> Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:
>> I've seen a episode of "Bioneers: Saving The Planet" where a renowned
>> Mycologist showed using compost and added fungi to de-comtaminate soil
>> soaked in fuel oil.
>>
>> I highly recommend watching this, if you can find it.
>>
> A bit more description may help. At the 2006 Bioneers Conference, for
> example, Paul Stamets talked about mycoattractants and mycopesticides,
> and referenced a patent
> <http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetaht
> ml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=1&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&S1=stamets.INNM.&OS=IN/stame
> ts&RS=IN/stamets>
> which had just been issued to him that could "revamp the pesticide
> industry". He said that it could rid a house of termites and carpenter
> ants for $1 a year! A really, really short excerpt from that talk is
> linked via this page <http://fungifest.com/2007/03>. Apparently the
> whole talk is available for download (audio only) for $2 from here
> <https://secure.bioneers.org/node/580>.
>
> But a talk at a conference does not sound like an episode of... a TV/web
> show(? "an episode of 'Bioneers...'"). I suppose an episode could
> extract from and be built around such a talk, but is that what happened?
> Was it even this particular mycologist or some other?
>
> Would it be possible to offer more information, if you remember or have it?
>
> d.






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