Research Article

Phytoremediation of Engineered Nanoparticles Using Typha latifolia and Carex rostrata

Table 2

Selected chemical and physical properties of the reservoir water used in this study.

ParameterValue

pH7.63 ± 0.53
Specific conductivity (µs/cm)324.4 ± 132.6
DO (mg·L−1)5.69 ± 3.66
Turbidity (NTU)21.73 ± 12.67
TOC (mg·L−1)3.48
Total N (mg·L−1)0.66 ± 0.84
NH4+ (mg·L−1)0.05 ± 0.07
Total P (mg·L−1)0.04 ± 0.06
Metals (mg·L−1)
 Cu0.09 ± 0.03
 Zn0.03 ± 0.02
Soluble anions (mg·L−1)
 F1.77 ± 0.02
 Cl31.82 ± 2.76
 NO30.67 ± 0.06
 PO43−0.57 ± 0.07
 SO42−6.49 ± 1.04

TOC  = total organic carbon.