| Plant species (common name) | Plant species (scientific name) | Contaminant | References |
| Duckweed | Lemna gibba Lemna minor Lemna trisulca | heavy metals nutrients phenol, 2,4,5-trichlorophenol | [18] - [20] |
| Duckweed | Spirodela polyrhiza | Nutrients Heavy metals DDT, chlorobenzenes, organochlorine compounds | [21] - [23] |
| Water velvet | Azolla pinnata Azolla caroliniana Azolla filiculoides | heavy metals nutrients | [24] [25] |
| Water hyacinth | Eichhornia crassipes | Nutrients Ethion, dicofol, pentachlorophenol | [26] [27] |
| Coontail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Trinitrotoluene, hexahydro-1,3,5,7,-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine, chlorobenzenes Nitrogen and phosphorus | [21] [22] [28] |
| Canadian waterweed | Elodea canadensis Elodea nutallii Elodea densa | 137CS, 60Co, 54Mn Nitrogen and phosphorus, phenanthracene, DDT, hexachloroethane | [21] [22] |
| Fennel pondweed | Potamogeton perfoliatus Potamogeton pectinatus Potamogeton nodosus Potamogeton crispus | Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, explosives, phenol | [29] - [31] |
| Water milfoil | Myriophyllum aquaticum Myriophyllum exalbescens Myriophyllum verticillatum Myriophyllum propinquum | 137CS, 60Co, 54Mn, Simazine, DDT, perchlorate, TNT | [28] [32] [33] |