Table 4 Effect of different water treatments on chlorophyll concentration in M. Charantia.

From: Morphological and physiological responses of Momordica charantia to heavy metals and nutrient toxicity in contaminated water

Chlorophyll content

Control

Experimental

MIWW

HHWW

LIWW

Chlorophyll ‘a’

38.1 ± 0.46 (a)

27.9 ± 1.05 (b)

22.9 ± 0.9 (c)

26.7 ± 1.05 (b)

Chlorophyll ‘b’

12.3 ± 0.8 (a)

10.2 ± 0.9 (b)

12.5 ± 1.6 (a)

7.7 ± 0.6 (c)

Total chlorophyll

42.2 ± 1.1 (a)

38.7 ± 1.0 (b)

35.4 ± 1.5 (c)

34.1 ± 1.4 (cd)

  1. MIWW, Marble Industry Wastewater; HHWW, Household Wastewater; LIWW, Leather Industry Wastewater.
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