The effects of nickel on the nutrient fluxes and on the growth of Elodea Canadensis

In the through-flow method was measured the effect of Ni exposure on the net uptake and/or release of phosphorus and nitrogen and on the growth of submerged macrophyte, Elodea canadensis Michx. These results showed that Ni clearly inhibited the nutrient metabolism of Elodea at all exposure levels, from 70 up to 1700 μmol dm−3. The nutrient metabolism was more sensitive and earlier response than the growth of the test plants.