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. 2022 Feb 25;29(5):3448–3455. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.02.035

Table 2.

Results of phytoextraction of mercury by T. repens when applying different concentrations of MEDBA.

Concentrations of MEDBA, mM Hg Plant weight, g
Hg concentration, μg / g
Total amount Hg, μg / g
Shoots Roots Shoots Roots Shoots
Roots
Entire plants
maximum 10 MPC 0.036 ± 0.03 0,007 ± 0,001 137.4 ± 0.002 719 ± 0.002 4.95 ± 0.002 5.03 ± 0.002 9.98 ± 0.002
5 MPC 0.042 ± 0.014 0.007 ± 0.001 39.9 ± 0.002 538 ± 0.002 1.68 ± 0.002 3.77 ± 0.002 5.44 ± 0.002
average 10 MPC 0.069 ± 0.027 0.011 ± 0.004 97.7 ± 0.002 710 ± 0.002 6.74 ± 0.002 7.57 ± 0.002 14.31 ± 0.002
5 MPC 0.082 ± 0.025 0.012 ± 0.002 35.9 ± 0.002 344 ± 0.002 2.96 ± 0.002 4.13 ± 0.002 7.08 ± 0.002
low 10 MPC 0.067 ± 0.024 0.011 ± 0.002 115 ± 0.002 719 ± 0.002 7.67 ± 0.002 7.67 ± 0.002 15.34 ± 0.002
5 MPC 0.072 ± 0.021 0.008 ± 0.001 28.6 ± 0.002 336 ± 0.002 2.06 ± 0.002 2.8 ± 0.002 4.86 ± 0.002
control 10 MPC 0.067 ± 0.01 0.010 ± 0.005 63 ± 0.002 468 ± 0.002 4.20 ± 0.002 4.84 ± 0.002 9.04 ± 0.002
5 MPC 0.048 ± 0.008 0.009 ± 0.006 55.2 ± 0.002 343 ± 0.002 2.65 ± 0.002 2.97 ± 0.002 5.62 ± 0.002