Chemical

Dose

Wet Weight (g)

Dry weight (g)

NaCl

500 (mg/L)

7.245 ± 0.068

1.313 ± 0.057

1000 (mg/L)

3.15 ± 0.100

0.9 ± 0.144

5000 (mg/L)

0

0

10000 (mg/L)

0

0

20000 (mg/L)

0

0

35000 (mg/L)

0

0

Zn2+

40 (μmol/L)

11.23 ± 0.125

1.16 ± 0.102

200 (μmol/L)

8.23 ± 0.135

1.655 ± 0.088

600 (μmol/L)

7.615 ± 0.723

1.93 ± 0.117

Cu2+

40 (mg/L)

16.45 ± 0.308

2.70 ± 0.085

200 (mg/L)

7.53 ± 0.156

1.36 ± 0.023

600(mg/L )

1.28 ± 0.060

0.22 ± 0.021

Pb2+

40 (μmol/L)

8.76 ± 0.207

1.37 ± 0.047

200 (μmol/L)

8.69 ± 0.284

1.00 ± 0.171

600 (μmol/L)

0

0

Control

16.51 ± 0.010

2.38 ± 0.017