Comparative Examination of the Olive Mill Wastewater Biodegradation Process by Various Wood-Rot Macrofungi

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</svg>) values for OMW decolorization and total phenolics reduction versus the laccase activities presented by the eight selected macrofungi as calculated from the respective data obtained at five time points (<svg height="15.7" id="M71" style="vertical-align:-3.13504pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 17.775 15.7" width="17.775" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>) during their entire growth period.</table>

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Figure 3: Comparative Examination of the Olive Mill Wastewater Biodegradation Process by Various Wood-Rot Macrofungi 