Production of volatile derivatives of arsenic was studied using pure cultures of different fungal strains under laboratory conditions. Arsenic was used in its trivalent and pentavalent forms to evaluate the effect of arsenic valency on its biovolatilization. The average amount of volatilized arsenic for all fungal strains ranged from 0.026 mg to 0.257 mg and 0.024 mg to 0.191 mg of trivalent and pentavalent arsenic, respectively. These results show that approximately 23% of arsenic was volatilized from all culture media originally enriched with approximately 4 and 17 mg L(-1) of arsenic in trivalent form. The average amount of biovolatilized arsenic from culture media originally enriched with 4 and 17 mg L(-1) of arsenic in pentavalent form was 24% and 16%, respectively. The order of ability of arsenic biovolatilization is Neosartorya fischeri > Aspergillus clavatus > Aspergillus niger. Toxicity and fungal resistance to trivalent and pentavalent arsenic were also evaluated based on radial growth and biomass weight.
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