DECREASE AND INCREASE PROFILE OF CU, CR AND PB DURING STABLE PHASE OF REMOVAL BY DUCKWEED (LEMNA MINOR L.)
The present work details the decrease-increase profiles of Cu, Cr, and Pb by the aquatic plant Lemna minor. A mixture of these metals were utilized at different concentrations. Removal profiles of each metal was determined with water samples taken every 24 h for a 144 h
period after the 48 h mark and was examined with correlation analysis. Removal profiles of Cr and Pb by L. minor
from the mixture were observed to be highly similar with each other (r = 0.943). High proportion of Cr and Pb were removed compared to Cu and removal equations
were defined with the aid of regression analysis.
Keywords: bioremediation; correlation analysis; heavy metal; regression analysis
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: University of Ankara, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Tandoğan 06100, Ankara, Turkey 2: University of Muğla, Department of Geological Engineering, 48000 Kötekli, Muğla, Turkey
Publication date: 01 April 2013
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