The present invention is a fibrous material including fiber blends having plural types of solid fibers having a common cross-sectional shape, wherein the composition ratio of each of at least two out of the plural types of fibers to the total of the fiber blends is not less than 5.0%, and when, among those plural types of fibers having a composition ratio of not less than 5.0%, fibers having the highest and the lowest surface area increase rates, which are given by the formula (1) below, are respectively designated as the fiber (max) and the fiber (min) , the surface area increase rate of the fiber (min) is reduced by 3.0% or more as compared to that of the fiber(max), and the composition ratios of the fiber (max) and the fiber (min) to the total of the fiber blends are not less than 30.0% and not less than 8.0%, respectively, and the fiber (max) has (a) a surface area increase rate of not less than 1.20 and is (b) a porous fiber with a micropore specific surface area of not less than 5 m 2 /g. Surface area increase rate = the circumference of a fiber cross section / the circumference of a circle having the same cross-sectional area as the fiber cross section The present invention can provide a fibrous material made of fibers that enable efficient absorption of substances to be removed in a fluid that is to be treated, and a purification column incorporating the fibers.
