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A fungus that can be used in treating pollution with arsenic is:

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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Alcanivorax
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Yarrowia lipolytica
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Rhizobium
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Solution

The correct option is A Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces cereviceae or yeast can absorb arsenic from groundwater reducing pollution. This process of using microbes to treat pollution is called bio-remediation.

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