Fort Bragg, CA - The town is considering a project to use mushrooms for bioremediation after years of dioxin contamination from a former Georgia-Pacific mill. The city has approved a pilot project to test the effectiveness of mushrooms to extract dioxins.
Full article from The New York Times, 4/27/08
Saddled With Legacy of Dioxin, Town Considers an Odd Ally: The Mushroom, by Annie Correal