Johns Hopkins: White-Rot Fungi Show Promise for Reducing Pharmaceutical Residues in Biosolids
February 14, 2026
February 14, 2026
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 14 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release:
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White-Rot Fungi Show Promise for Reducing Pharmaceutical Residues in Biosolids
Johns Hopkins researchers use oyster and turkey tail mushrooms to break down psychoactive drugs commonly found in wastewater treatment byproducts.
By Danielle Underferth
Antidepressants and other psychoactive drugs . . .
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White-Rot Fungi Show Promise for Reducing Pharmaceutical Residues in Biosolids
Johns Hopkins researchers use oyster and turkey tail mushrooms to break down psychoactive drugs commonly found in wastewater treatment byproducts.
By Danielle Underferth
Antidepressants and other psychoactive drugs . . .
