Table 1

Concentration gradients of different nanoparticles and AgNO3 used for acute toxicity tests (concentration ranges were selected according to preliminary experiments)

Chemical notation

Concentration (mg/L)


nAg1 colloid

0.001

0.002

0.003

0.004

0.005

0.006

0.007

0.008

0.009

0.01


nAg2 colloid

0.001

0.0012

0.0015

0.0017

0.002

0.0022

0.0025

0.0027

0.003

0.0032


nAg3 suspension

0.1

0.125

0.150

0.175

0.2

0.225

0.25

0.275

0.3

0.32


AgNO3 solution

0.001

0.0012

0.0015

0.0018

0.0021

0.0024

0.0027

0.0029

0.0032

0.0034


Asghari et al. Journal of Nanobiotechnology 2012 10:14   doi:10.1186/1477-3155-10-14

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