Table 6 Minimum and maximum values of M. aquaticum growth inhibitions, geochemical and chemical properties of tested sediments in the present and cited studies [13, 15]
Höss et al. [13] | Feiler et al. [15] | Own data | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Natural sed. | Natural sed. | Natural sed. | Artificial sed. | |||||
Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | |
M. aquaticum growth inhibition (I% RGR), % | − 23 | 17 | − 6.4 | 42.2* | − 3.8 | 62.9* | − 31.5* | 45.3* |
Sand, % | 1.7 | 62.1 | 1.7 | 89.7 | 45.3 | 83 | 20 | 78 |
Silt and clay, % | 36.9 | 97 | 10.1 | 97.5 | 8 | 28.4 | 20 | 74 |
Organic matter, % | 4.3 | 28 | 4.3 | 26.7 | 2.07 | 26.4 | 1 | 10 |
PCB sum, µg/kga | 1.1 | 43 | < 5 | 286 | 0 | 91.1 | ||
PAH Σ16 (US EPA), mg/kg | < 1 | 5.3 | < 1 | 509 | / | / | ||
PAH Σ 9 [26], mg/kg | / | / | 0.5 | 350 | < 0.1 | 0.34 | ||
Mineral oils, mg/kg | < 100 | 640 | / | / | 0 | 5619 | ||
Cd, mg/kg | < 0.3 | 0.4 | < 0.3 | 33 | 0 | 3.34 | ||
Pb, mg/kg | 0.5 | 53 | 7 | 480 | 0 | 104.3 | ||
Hg, mg/kg | 0.01 | 0.58 | 0.04 | 96 | 0 | 2.47 | ||
As, mg/kg | < 3 | 14 | < 3 | 73 | 0 | 217 | ||
Ni, mg/kgb | < 1 | 35 | < 1 | 110 | 8.24 | 147.7 | ||
Zn, mg/kgb | 1 | 205 | 19 | 4600 | 20.55 | 698.4 | ||
Cr, mg/kgb | 1 | 53 | 4 | 156 | 13.03 | 1178 | ||
Cu, mg/kgb | 1 | 58 | 4 | 3100 | 15.5 | 347 | ||