Table 3 Seasonal variations of P. stratiotes rhizofilteration potentials of heavy metals in drainage water.

From: Temporal phytoremediation potential for heavy metals and bacterial abundance in drainage water

Season

Rhizofilteration Potential (g/m2/year)

Pb

Zn

Co

Spring

161.56 ± 53.08

82.38 ± 1.36

14.50 ± 4.85b

Summer

219.42 ± 10.67

67.38 ± 11.38

17.21 ± 4.17c

Autumn

197.85 ± 5.95

102.72 ± 36.72

4.50 ± 0.542a

Winter

188.00 ± 57.16

66.57 ± 8.58

15.87 ± 7.70b

F-value

1.1

2.21

3.98*

  1. F-values represent ANOVA and letters (post-hoc Duncan test) for significant levels of seasonal variations.
  2. *p ≤ 0.05. Small letters “a”, “b” and “c” indicate to significant variation of Post-hoc Duncan test.
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