Table 2.

Tolerance capability of fungal species to heavy metal concentrations (mgkg⁻¹).

Heavy metals	Fungi	Highest metal concentration (mgkg−1) tolerated in media	aWorld permissible limit in soils (mgkg−1)
Cadmium			0.41
	F. meliae	bNT
	dT. ghanense	100
	R. micosporus	100
Copper			38.90
	F. meliae	1000
	dT. ghanense	1000
	R. micosporus	1000
Lead			27.0
	F. meliae	400
	dT. ghanense	400
	R. micosporus	400
Arsenic			20.0
	F. meliae	bNT
	dT. ghanense	500
	R. micosporus	500
Iron			c
	F. meliae	800
	dT. ghanense	800
	R. micosporus	800

^aFAO⁴¹ and Kabata-Pendias.⁴²

^b‘NT’ – not tolerated at any concentration (mgkg⁻¹).

^cNot available. Dependent on different soil parental constituents.

^dMean concentrations of taxonomically similar fungal identities in the study was used.