Table 2 Ascorbic acid content and APTI percentage of the selected plant species in the study area.

From: Fly ash pollution causes morpho-anatomical and biochemical changes in Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms and Pistia stratiotes L: demonstrating stress-tolerant activity

 

Highly contaminated sites (HCS)

Low Contaminated site (LCS)

E. crassipes

P. stratiotes

E. crassipes

P. stratiotes

Ascorbic acid (mg/g)

0.326 ± 0.01

0.291 ± 0.02

0.411 ± 0.01

0.367 ± 0.02

APTI (%)

8.407

9.681

7.729

9.077