Bioaccumulation and toxicity of selenium compounds in the green alga Scenedesmus quadricauda

BMC Plant Biology

Table 1 Selenium and sulfur content in biomass of Scenedesmus quadricauda

	Selenite mg Se × l^-1	0			10			50
Nutrient solution	Sulfate mM	400	40	4	400	40	4	400	40
Cells	Selenium mg/kg D.W.	1.2	0.8	13.2	706	678	689	3500	3730
	Sulfur mg/kg D.W.	3300	3985	890	4240	4640	230	4240	4120

Selenium and sulfur content in biomass of the wild type of Scenedesmus quadricauda grown in nutrient solution with sulfate concentrations 400, 40, and 4 mM in the absence or the presence of selenite at concentrations 10 or 50 mg Se × l^-1.

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