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Table 1 Location, species, accumulation rate, and biomass of plants after the remediation process

From: Importance of biomass management acts and policies after phytoremediation

Location

Species

Accumulation rate (mg/g)

Per area biomass (g/m2)

References

Lake Sihwa

Rees

N 24.9, P 2.5

2515 (DW)

(No et al. 2002)

Masan wetland

Reed, cattail

Reed (cattail)—N 12 (11), P 0.9 (1.7)

Reed 532 cattail 1000

(Lee et al. 1999)

Artificial wetland

Water rice

N 26.9, P 6.8

4032 (DW)

(Kim and Ihm 1998)

Lake Juam

Water-fringe, water-lily

N about* 20

P about 4.0

NA

(Choi et al. 2012)

Artificial wetland

Reed

N 32.1, P 2.4

8100 (FW)

(Kim et al. 2012)

Lake Paldang

Reed, cattail

N 30, P 2.5

NA

(Choi et al. 2007)

Indoor

Duckweed

N 12, P 40.9 Cd 0.2 Cu 0.9

NA

(You 2016)

Indoor

Yellow flag-iris

Cd 0.2

NA

(Lee et al. 2009)

  1. Scientific names of plant species: water rice, Zizania latifolia; water-fringe, Nymphoides peltata; water-lily, Nymphaea tetragona; duckweed, Spirodela polyrhiza; flag-iris, Iris pseudacorus
  2. *Estimated value from graphs