Table 2: Physical-chemical characteristics of water with Salvinia molesta infestation and after its successful control in Xini Lake/Lagoon in 2009. Source: [⁵⁴].

Condition	pH	Turbidity NTU	EC µS cm-1	TDS mg L-1	DO mg L-1	HCO3 mg L-1	NO3-N mg L-1	PO4-P mg L-1	K mg L-1	Na mg L-1	Ca mg L-1	Mg mg L-1
S. molesta Infestation	7.2 ±0.1	16.9 ±9.3	233.1 ±27.3	212.4 ±22.9	0.4 ±0.3	223.5 ±26.4	2.4 ±0.2	2.9 ±0.3	12.3 ±0.4	22.8 ±0.4	14.3 ±0.7	5.4 ±0.5
After Control	7.4 ±0.2	1.8 ±0.3	121.3 ±22.9	100.8 ±5.6	4.8 ±0.2	81.3 ±6.1	0.5 ±0.1	2.3 ±0.4	1.5 ±0.3	5.1 ±0.2	15.9 ±1.7	00.0