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Table 3 Mass balances (μg) for aluminium in the experiments containing both Al and F ([Al T ] = 10.4 μM; 281 μg L -1 , [F T ] = 379 μM; 7.2 mg L -1 , pH = 7.0)

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

Experiments

Dissolved Al

Dissolved Al

Sorbed Al

Cellular Al

Particulate Al

Recovery (%)

 

t = 0 h

t = 96 h

  

t = 96 h

 

C. reinhardtii–A

256 ± 6

58 ± 8

19 ± 2

35 ± 10

109 ± 16

87 ± 7

C. reinhardtii–B

247 ± 6

53 ± 2

16 ± 4

52 ± 9

53 ± 10

71 ± 4

P. subcapitata–A

257 ± 6

35 ± 1

24 ± 5

74 ± 19

31 ± 8

64 ± 6

P. subcapitata–B

263 ± 6

77 ± 2

54 ± 13

63 ± 21

26 ± 10

83.4 ± 0.3

C. vulgaris–A

262 ± 3

124 ± 10

22 ± 2

11 ± 2

71 ± 4

87 ± 2

C. vulgaris–B

251 ± 2

251 ± 1

11.8 ± 0.3

0.2 ± 0.2

4 ± 9

106 ± 3

S. obliquus–A

240 ± 2

62 ± 4

22 ± 3

9 ± 1

133 ± 7

94 ± 2

S. obliquus–B

239 ± 2

101 ± 37

42 ± 8

14 ± 1

74.4 ± 0.3

86 ± 2