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Milk contains a variety of nutrients and is long associated with a number of health benefits. It is rich in high-quality proteins and important vitamins and minerals, including calcium, phosphorus and B vitamins. Recently, however, some people have started to avoid milk due to health problems, such as dietary restrictions, allergies and intolerances, and ethical issues regarding the use of animals. As a result, various types of non-standard dairy milk and nondairy milk beverages are now available (goat milk, donkey milk, soy milk, rice milk, almond milk, oat milk etc.).

Arsenic, a common metalloid, is worldwide recognised as important toxic element for human beings and
living organisms (1,2). Natural processes as well as anthropogenic activities contribute to its diffusion and
occurrence in the environment (1,2). Fungi, as geoactive agents, can play very important geological roles in
several processes, including decomposition, biogeochemical cycling, element biotransformations, metal and
mineral transformations, bioweathering and soil formation (3,4). Fungi can tolerate and accumulate high