The adsorptive removal of arsenic by synthetically-prepared nano Fe-Mn binary oxides (FM) was investigated. A novel method using potassium permanganate and ferric chloride as raw materials was used to synthesise FM. The molar ratio of Fe and Mn in the synthetic Fe-Mn binary oxides was 4: 3. The FM-1 and FM-2 (prepared at different activation temperatures) having high specific surface areas (358.87 and 128.58 m/g, respectively) were amorphous and of nano particle types. The amount of arsenic adsorbed on FM-1 was higher than that adsorbed on FM-2 particles. After adsorption by FM-1, residual arsenic concentration decreased to less than 10 µg/L. The adsorption kinetics data were analyzed using different kinetic models including pseudo first-order model, pseudo second-order model, Elovich model and intraparticle diffusion model. Pseudo second-order kinetic model was the most appropriate model to describe the adsorption kinetics. The adsorption percentage of As(III) increased in the pH range of 2-3 while it decreased with the increase of pH (3