Samplingsites MPI values BSAF ofheavy metals
Cd Cr Cu Pb Mn Zn
Site 1 (1.403)1/4 NC* 0.09 0.46 NC* 0.41 0.28
Site 2 (0.834)1/4 NC* NC* 0.34 NC* 0.35 0.28
NC* : Not calculated (because the heavy metals were not detected in macrophyte samples).
Table 3: The Metal Pollution Index (MPI) values and the Bio-sediment Accumulation Factor (BSAF) of analyzed heavy metals at the two sites.