Cr(VI)
Treatment
(µg/ml)

 

Cr concentration
in mycelia (µg/g dry biomass)

 

Mean Biomass
Concentration (g/ml)

 

Amount of Cr removed
by fungus(µg)

 

% Cr removed from medium

 

A. niger

 

A. parasiticus

 

A. niger

 

A. parasiticus

 

A. niger

 

A. parasiticus

 

A. niger

 

A. parasiticus

5

26.93 ± 4.75

35.02 ± 1.07

0.0033

0.0024

0.089

0.084

1.78

1.68

10

36.18 ± 2.98

75.07 ± 2.79

0.0025

0.0013

0.091

0.098

0.91

0.98

15

67.57 ± 3.81

93.86 ± 5.33

0.0013

0.0010

0.088

0.094

0.57

0.63

20

82.12 ± 3.45

587.57 ± 47.17

0.0012

0.0002

0.099

0.118

0.50

0.59

Table 2: Chromium uptake by the biomass of the fungal strains after 96 hours of growth.