Plastic eating Mushrooms!!!🍄

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,508]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DP1xc1sElcH/?img_index=3&igsh=MXA0eXhsbmQ5dXdudg==

[The Elevator Killer 675]

I can't open the link, but I'm guessing they live in south Florida. Or is it Plastic that is eating mushrooms? That would be Hollywood. 

[The Elevator Killer 675]

OK I just googled it. Boy was I off. 

[weepaws 3,284]

I think the OP is saying, it eats plastic mushrooms. Shame. 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,508]

3 minutes ago, weepaws said:

I think the OP is saying, it eats plastic mushrooms. Shame. 

Go away retard 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,508]

5 minutes ago, The Elevator Killer said:

OK I just googled it. Boy was I off. 

https://earth.org/plastic-eating-mushroom-of-the-amazon-and-ecuadors-development-dilemma/

[The Elevator Killer 675]

Just now, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

Go away retard 

Let him stay. He makes me look smarter. 

[TheNewGirl 1,623]

They also eat radioactive material: https://www.cnet.com/science/fungi-found-in-chernobyl-feeds-on-radiation-report-says/

AND...they play music: 

 

The last of us is coming...it's not about bacteria and viruses that will get us...it's the fungi. 

[Alias Detective 1,456]

22 minutes ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DP1xc1sElcH/?img_index=3&igsh=MXA0eXhsbmQ5dXdudg==

In 2011, researchers at Yale University tested the ability of several dozen fungi to digest the synthetic polymer polyester polyurethane (PUR), a type of plastic. They found that several members of the Pestalotiopsis genus of fungi were capable of degrading PUR and converting it into organic matter in both solid and liquid suspensions. Two members of this genus were able to survive solely off PUR in anaerobic (oxygen-free) and aerobic (oxygenated) environments.

Modern landfills are dry and oxygen poor. This makes it impossible for anything to decompose properly, including organic material. However, Pestalotiopsis fungi are capable of plastic decomposition in anaerobic conditions, making them an ideal candidate for use in landfills.

 

 

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[The Elevator Killer 675]

7 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said:

They also eat radioactive material: https://www.cnet.com/science/fungi-found-in-chernobyl-feeds-on-radiation-report-says/

AND...they play music: 

 

The last of us is coming...it's not about bacteria and viruses that will get us...it's the fungi. 

Interesting, but not going to make my play list. 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,508]

11 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said:

They also eat radioactive material: https://www.cnet.com/science/fungi-found-in-chernobyl-feeds-on-radiation-report-says/

AND...they play music: 

 

The last of us is coming...it's not about bacteria and viruses that will get us...it's the fungi. 

That’s awesome 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,508]

8 minutes ago, Alias Detective said:

In 2011, researchers at Yale University tested the ability of several dozen fungi to digest the synthetic polymer polyester polyurethane (PUR), a type of plastic. They found that several members of the Pestalotiopsis genus of fungi were capable of degrading PUR and converting it into organic matter in both solid and liquid suspensions. Two members of this genus were able to survive solely off PUR in anaerobic (oxygen-free) and aerobic (oxygenated) environments.

Modern landfills are dry and oxygen poor. This makes it impossible for anything to decompose properly, including organic material. However, Pestalotiopsis fungi are capable of plastic decomposition in anaerobic conditions, making them an ideal candidate for use in landfills.

 

 

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Why aren’t the climate change idiots on top of this. Oh that’s right. They only want to guilt you. Not actually use solutions 

and sorry I just saw this today so 

[The Elevator Killer 675]

10 minutes ago, Alias Detective said:

In 2011, researchers at Yale University tested the ability of several dozen fungi to digest the synthetic polymer polyester polyurethane (PUR), a type of plastic. They found that several members of the Pestalotiopsis genus of fungi were capable of degrading PUR and converting it into organic matter in both solid and liquid suspensions. Two members of this genus were able to survive solely off PUR in anaerobic (oxygen-free) and aerobic (oxygenated) environments.

Modern landfills are dry and oxygen poor. This makes it impossible for anything to decompose properly, including organic material. However, Pestalotiopsis fungi are capable of plastic decomposition in anaerobic conditions, making them an ideal candidate for use in landfills.

 

 

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So in 14 years there doesn't seem to be a lot of progress in using these. 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,508]

14 minutes ago, The Elevator Killer said:

So in 14 years there doesn't seem to be a lot of progress in using these. 

Hard to monetize 

[The Elevator Killer 675]

5 minutes ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

Hard to monetize 

Probably. They probably don't do well in salt water so no good in cleaning up the ocean. Nuclear waste maybe? 

[seafoam1 3,362]

1 hour ago, The Elevator Killer said:

Let him stay. He makes me look smarter. 

It's a push. 

[The Elevator Killer 675]

7 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

It's a push. 

Oh no you didn't!