Table 4 Aluminium absolute (in fg cell -1 ) and relative (% of total Al present in solution) accumulation by the four species of green algae tested ([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
Sorption | Uptake | Total accumulation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. reinhardtii | fg cell -1 | 24 ± 5 | 59 ± 16 | 83 ± 14 |
% | 7 ± 1 | 17 ± 5 | 25 ± 4 | |
P. subcapitata | fg cell -1 | 27 ± 7 | 56 ± 32 | 83 ± 31 |
% | 15 ± 7 | 26 ± 7 | 41 ± 5 | |
C. vulgaris | fg cell -1 | 23 ± 5 | 11 ± 4* | 35 ± 8* |
% | 7 ± 2 | 2 ± 2 | 9 ± 4 | |
S. obliquus | fg cell -1 | 60 ± 17* | 22 ± 4 | 83 ± 20 |
% | 13 ± 5 | 5 ± 1 | 18 ± 6 |