Table 5. Arsenic bioaccessibility of ZZH soil in the gastrointestinal phases.
From: Evaluation of nutrients effect on the arsenic bioaccessibility of contaminated soil
Treatment | Gastric Phase | Intestine Phase | Colon Phase |
Control | 2.26 ± 0.32 d | 25.14 ± 2.14 c | 9.92 ± 0.72 c |
Glucose | 25.16 ± 0.51 a | 53.51 ± 3.30 ab | 15.30 ± 0.94 bc |
Plant protein | 4.32 ± 0.11 d | 49.00 ± 1.04 b | 14.58 ± 2.51 bc |
Animal protein | 10.87 ± 1.94 c | 57.27 ± 3.16 a | 15.36 ± 2.08 b |
Calcium | 14.28 ± 1.98 b | 24.38 ± 2.23 c | 23.10 ± 4.16 a |
Values= Mean±SD; SD stands for standard deviation; statistically significant differences with varying treatments are shown by various letters (P˂0.05).
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