*4.1.2. The fern Pteris vittata has been shown [Nature, 409, 579 (2001)] to effectively extract arsenic from soils. The study showed that in normal soil, which contains 6 ppm of arsenic, in two weeks the fern reduced the soil concentration to 5 ppm while accumulating 755 ppm of arsenic. In this experiment, what was the ratio of the soil mass to the plant mass? The initial arsenic in the fern was 5 ppm.

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*4.1.2. The fern Pteris vittata has been shown [Nature, 409, 579 (2001)] to effectively extract arsenic from soils. The study showed that in normal soil, which contains 6 ppm of arsenic, in two weeks the fern reduced the soil concentration to 5 ppm while accumulating 755 ppm of arsenic. In this experiment, what was the ratio of the soil mass to the plant mass? The initial arsenic in the fern was 5 ppm.

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