Table 2. Maximum removal of Pb, Cr and Mn by Thypha latifolia and Scirpus americanus root cultures.


Metal

T. latifolia (µg g-1)a

S. americanus (µg g-1)a

Cr

90.0 (6)

158.7 (4)

Mn

20.4 (8)

55.6 (6)

Pb

1867 (8)

5000 (8)

aThe number in parenthesis represents the day in which maximum metal uptake was observed.

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