Relationships between the chemical composition of aquatic plants and water quality / Jerry Blain Denton.
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TextSeries: Thesis ; (M.S.)Publication details: Auburn, AL : Auburn University, 1966.Description: x, 68 leaves ; 28 cmOnline resources: Abstract: Twenty-one species of aquatic plants were sampled periodically and analyzed for ash, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium,potassium, sodium, iron, manganese, zinc and copper. Water and bottom soil samples from the collection sites were also analyzed for the same elements. Three of these plant species (alligatorweed, Alternanthera philoxieroides Mart.; parrotfeather, Myriophyllum brasiliense Camb.; and waterhyacinth, Fichhornia crassipes Solms) collected from polluted and non-polluted waters were compared for chemical composition. Plant tissue analyses indicated corresponding increases in magnesium, potassium,sodium, manganese, and copper with increased concentration of these elements in water. A corresponding decrease in zinc content of plant tissue was observed with an increased concentration of zinc in water. Of the three species analyzed, waterhyacinth appeared to be the most efficient plant in extracting nutrients from water. The tendency of plant shoots to concentra
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Thesis(M.S.)--Auburn University, 1966.
"June 2, 1966."
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 41-44).
Twenty-one species of aquatic plants were sampled periodically and analyzed for ash, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium,potassium, sodium, iron, manganese, zinc and copper. Water and bottom soil samples from the collection sites were also analyzed for the same elements. Three of these plant species (alligatorweed, Alternanthera philoxieroides Mart.; parrotfeather, Myriophyllum brasiliense Camb.; and waterhyacinth, Fichhornia crassipes Solms) collected from polluted and non-polluted waters were compared for chemical composition. Plant tissue analyses indicated corresponding increases in magnesium, potassium,sodium, manganese, and copper with increased concentration of these elements in water. A corresponding decrease in zinc content of plant tissue was observed with an increased concentration of zinc in water. Of the three species analyzed, waterhyacinth appeared to be the most efficient plant in extracting nutrients from water. The tendency of plant shoots to concentra