treatment wherein the media or contaminant is crude oil tar asphalt wax a refined petroleum product or distillate derived from a petroleum product or a synthetic derivative of a petroleum product a benzene toluene ethylbenzene xylene stytene vinyl naphthalene anthracene phenanthrene pyrene coronene azulene alcohol ketone or aldehyde fluorene pyrene chrysene and benzo a pyrene the method of treatment wherein the media contains a contains an ore substrate or contaminant that is a metal including but not limited to iron vanadium lead mercury selenium strontium manganese iron cobalt silver gold noble metal nickel copper or zinc the method of treatment wherein the ore substrate or contaminant is bio accumulated by fungi for the purpose of expediting its removal from the substrate the method of treatment wherein the contaminant is a phthalate perchlorate a perbromate a periodate a nitrate a sulfate a sulfide a hydroxylated benzene a hydroxylated benzoic acid a nitrilotriacetic acid a diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid the method of treatment wherein the contaminant is polymer chain the method of treatment wherein the contaminant is an oxygenate such as methyl tributyl ether mtbe the method of treatment wherein the contaminant is a chemical warfare agent such as sarin gas vx soman or related organophosphate pesticide the method of treatment wherein the contaminant is a herbicide such as 2 4 5t 2 4 d glosophate or other plant poison the method of treatment wherein the molecular weight of the organic compound of the contaminate is reduced the method of treatment wherein the organic compound of the contaminate is substantially mineralized.