Table 4.

Accumulation of Cd (µg g⁻¹ dw) in B. monnieri at different concentrations and exposure periods.

Cd concentrations (μM)	Exposure periods (h)
	48	96	168
0.0	ND	ND	ND
5 μM	169.91 ± 3.05	280.35 ± 25.34	330.07 ± 31.58
10 μM	290.32 ± 19.08	667.62 ± 47.13	718.56 ± 2.74
50 μM	584.47 ± 51.55	1140.16 ± 33.92	1729.21 ± 50.23
100 μM	971.84 ± 20.16	1303.07 ± 84.41	1779.91 ± 49.07

All values are means of triplicate ± SD; LSD P < 0.01.