Decrease and increase profile of Cu, Cr and Pb during stable phase of removal by duckweed (Lemna minor L.)
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Removal of Trace Elements by Cupric Oxide Nanoparticles from Uranium In Situ Recovery Bleed Water and Its Effect on Cell Viability
Published on: June 21, 2015
Esra Uçüncü1, Evren Tunca, Seyda Fikirdeşici
1University of Ankara, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Tandoğan, Ankara, Turkey. esra.ucuncu@gmail.com
Abstract:
The present work details the decrease-increase profiles of Cu, Cr, and Pb by the aquatic plant Lemna minor. A mixture of these metals were utilized at different concentrations. Removal profiles of each metal was determined with water samples taken every 24 h for a 144 h period after the 48 h mark and was examined with correlation analysis. Removal profiles of Cr and Pb by L. minor from the mixture were observed to be highly similar with each other (r = 0.943). High proportion of Cr and Pb were removed compared to Cu and removal equations were defined with the aid of regression analysis.
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