Table 2 Data coding

Bibliographic information

Author

Only last name of the first author, and et. al., for the other colleagues

Publication year

Year the paper was published

Title

Full title of the paper

Source of publication

Nature of the publication e.g., journal article, report etc.,

Study location

Country

The country where the study was conducted

Study site

Field/Laboratory

If the study is based in the field or laboratory

Seasonality

Season

The season (s) in which the study was carried out e.g., summer, winter etc.,

Water source

Sample nature

Nature of the water sample subjected to filtration, e.g., river water, stormwater, effluent etc.,

Fungus species

Species name (s)

Fungal species employed in the filtration study e.g., P. ostreatus

Substrate employed

Substrate

Nature of the substrate used to create mycofilter e.g., wheat straw

Types of contaminants removed

Organic contaminants

Specific organic contaminants reported, e.g., pesticides

Inorganic contaminants

Specific inorganic contaminants reported, e.g., heavy metals

Microbial contaminants

Specific bacterial contaminants reported, e.g., E. coli

Contaminant limit of detection

Lowest concentration of the contaminant that can be reliably detected

Mycofiltration procedure duration

Time length

The total length of time the mycofiltration procedure ran (minutes, hours, days etc.)

Mycofilter unit design and set-up

Design

Experimental design, stating if it is a single- or double-unit filter etc.,

Set-up

Stating the nature of the set-up, whether it is a continuous flow or a batch system

Reported levels of contaminants pre- and post- mycofiltration

Contaminant levels pre-mycofiltration

Concentrations/ levels expressed in parts per million (ppm) and/ or parts per billion (ppb)

Contaminant levels post-mycofiltration

Concentrations/ levels expressed in parts per million (ppm) and/ or parts per billion (ppb)

Comparator

Control

Nature of the study/ experiment control, i.e., no fungal filter