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Table 1 Initial (t = 0) and final (t = 96 h) concentrations of fluoride in solution for experiments with each species of green algae (pH = 7.0; detection limit of the selective electrode: 0.02 mg L -1 (1 μM); quantification limit of the selective electrode: 0.05 mg L -1 (2.6 μM))

From: Uptake and sorption of aluminium and fluoride by four green algal species

Treatment F

Initial [F] (mg L-1)

Final [F] (mg L-1)

C. reinhardtii

7.2 ± 0.2

6.7 ± 0.2

P. subcapitata

6.95 ± 0.02

7.1 ± 0.3

C. vulgaris

7.3 ± 0.2

7.36 ± 0.03

S. obliquus

7.4 ± 0.1

7.7 ± 0.1

Treatment Al + F

Initial [F] (mg L -1 )

Final [F] (mg L -1 )

C. reinhardtii

7.1 ± 0.3

6.6 ± 0.2

P. subcapitata

7.2 ± 0.2

7.2 ± 0.3

C. vulgaris

7.1 ± 0.3

7.3 ± 0.1

S. obliquus

7.4 ± 0.3

7.9 ± 0.4