title: Arsenic removal from an aqueous solution by a modified fungal biomass.
abstract: Non-viable fungal biomass of Aspergillus niger, coated with iron oxide was investigated for its potential to remove arsenic from an aqueous solution. A. niger biomass coated with iron oxide showed maximum removal (approximately 95% of As(V) and 75% of As(III)) at a pH of 6. No strong relationship was observed between the surface charge of the biomass and arsenic removal.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Engineering, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK, Canada S4S 0A2.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pokhrel
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Viraraghavan
mesh_terms: D001151:Arsenic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000737:chemistry*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018533:Biomass; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D014873:Water Pollutants; C000499:ferric oxide; D001151:Arsenic