Shamraev A.V. 1
Safonov M.A. 1
Goncharova O.N. 1
Idrisova E.F. 1
1 Orenburg State University
The problem of treatment of water for different purposes is one of the important aspects of environmental protection and sanitation of environment. Prospective way to increase the effi ciency of water purifi cation is testing and implementation of new fi ltering materials, in particular of natural origin. The article presents the results of studying the prospects for the use as a natural sorbent the tissues of the fruit body of Fomes fomentarius. Studies have shown that the use of fungus body as a fi lter has signifi cantly altered the qualitative characteristics of the water: reduces the content of heavy metals, pH, hardness and salinity of water, diminishes signifi cantly the number of dry residue. Although there are certain positive fi ltering properties of fruit bodies, for assessment of possibility to use them as fi lters needs further research investigations.