Table 6 The TN, TP and Chl-a contents of each treatment at the start.

From: The biomass of bloom-forming colonial Microcystis affects its response to aeration disturbance

Biomass level

TN (mg L−1)

TP (mg L−1)

Chl-a (μg L−1)

Control

2.581 ± 0.157

0.087 ± 0.006

32.52 ± 3.16

Low

11.781 ± 0.619

0.886 ± 0.085

346.81 ± 10.19

Medium

61.200 ± 0.799

5.250 ± 0.421

1413.70 ± 37.83

High

598.517 ± 7.989

52.092 ± 4.210

14,250.00 ± 308.67