Phytoremediation of Nitrogen as Green Chemistry for Wastewater Treatment System

Table 6

Leaf lifespan of different types of aquatic macrophytes.

Aquatic macrophytes	Maximum leaf life span (days)	References
Eichhornia crassipes	35	[38]
Nymphaea tetragona Georgi	31	[39]
Trapa natans	30	[40]
Hydrocharis dubia L.	18	[41]
Lemna minor	31	[42]
Spirodela polyrhiza	12	[42]
Wolffia borealis	12	[42]