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Table 2 Predicted Au-NP concentrations in technical and environmental compartments

From: Probabilistic modelling of prospective environmental concentrations of gold nanoparticles from medical applications as a basis for risk assessment

 

UK

US

Units

Mean

Mode

Q15

Q85

Mean

Mode

Q15

Q85

STP Effluent

440

360

220

670

140

130

71

200

pg/L

Surface water

470

270

210

730

4.7

4.0

2.7

6.8

pg/L

STP sludge

120

130

94

150

150

150

120

170

μg/kg

Sludge treated soil

300

300

230

370

150

150

120

170

ng/kg· years

Sediment

290

170

130

450

5.0

4.5

3.0

8.0

ng/kg·years

Hazardous waste

77

78

23

130

65

69

20

110

μg/kg

Medical WIP

Fly ash

270

30

36

530

260

32

36

530

μg/kg

Bottom ash

200

25

27

410

200

26

27

400

μg/kg

Municipal WIP

Fly ash

72

70

53

92

39

38

31

47

μg/kg

Bottom ash

55

52

39

71

30

27

22

37

μg/kg

  1. The mean, mode (most probable values), quantile 15 (Q15) and quantile 85 (Q85) for the predicted concentrations in the technical environmental compartments are provided on the table. Values in italics designate yearly increases in concentrations. Au-NP concentrations in surface water and sediments represent no and complete sedimentation respectively. The results are expressed up to two significant digits
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Journal of Nanobiotechnology

ISSN: 1477-3155

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