Sequestration and Distribution Characteristics of Cd(II) by Microcystis aeruginosa and Its Role in Colony Formation

Table 1

Pearson correlation coefficients of exterior and interior factors related to the colony formation of M. aeruginosa.

Time	Relationship of initial Cd(II) concentrations with amounts of Cd(II) bioabsorbed on bEPS per unit algal cell	Relationship of initial Cd(II) concentrations with amounts of Cd(II) bioaccumulated inside per unit algal cell	Relationship of amounts of Cd(II) bioabsorbed per unit algal cell with amounts of bEPS per unit algal cell	Relationship of amounts of Cd(II) bioaccumulated inside per unit algal cell with amounts of IPS per unit algal cell	Relationship of bEPS per unit algal cell with IPS per unit algal cell	Relationship of initial Cd(II) concentrations with Microcystis colony formation
2 d	0.994	0.977	0.897	0.513	0.891	0.724
4 d	0.988	0.980	0.829	0.821	0.985	0.823
6 d	0.976	0.975	0.667	0.732	0.981	0.914
8 d	0.978	0.978	0.628	0.682	0.990	0.955
10 d	0.987	0.986	0.737	0.795	0.997	0.933

Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed). Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed).