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Table 2 Effective-concentration values, with lower and upper 95% confidence limits (CL), of different nanoparticles and AgNO3 for Daphnia magna neonates during 48 h

From: Toxicity of various silver nanoparticles compared to silver ions in Daphnia magna

Chemical notation

Average EC10 (95%CL)

(mg/L)

Average EC50 (95%CL)

(mg/L)

Average EC90 (95%CL)

(mg/L)

nAg1 colloid

0.003

(0.003-0.003)

0.004

(0.004-0.004)

0.005

(0.004-0.005)

nAg2 colloid

0.0015

(0.001-0.002)

0.002

(0.002-0.002)

0.003

(0.003-0.003)

nAg3 suspension

0.140

(0.110-0.158)

0.187

(0.165-0.205)

0.251

(0.226-0.301)

AgNO3 solution

0.0017

(0.0015-0.0018)

0.0023

(0.0022-0.0024)

0.0031

(0.0031-0.0037)