Research Article

Removal of Cd(II) from Aquatic System Using Oscillatoria sp. Biosorbent

Table 3

Cd(II) statistical parameters in the simulated real samples for different amounts of dried biomass of Oscillatoria sp.

Oscillatoria sp. dry wt (mg)Least square equationCorrelation regression coefficient ( 𝑅 2 ) Final concentration (mg/L ± 𝑠 𝐶 𝑥 ) Cd(II) biosorption capacity (mg/g)

3 𝑦 = 0 . 6 0 0 4 𝑥 + 0 . 3 2 4 4 0.9997 1 3 . 5 1 ± 0 . 2 6 . 3 4 ± 0 . 2 6
4 𝑦 = 0 . 5 8 1 6 𝑥 + 0 . 2 9 9 6 0.9998 1 2 . 8 8 ± 0 . 1 7 5 8 . 6 9 ± 0 . 3