Table 2. Comparison of effect concentrations of nanosilver and AgNO3 on Daphnia magna, Dapnia pulex, and Daphnia galeata after chronic exposure (21 d).
D. magna | D. pulex | D. galeata | |||||||||||||
EC10 (CI) | df | R2 | SS | Sy.x | EC10 (CI) | df | R2 | SS | Sy.x | EC10 (CI) | df | R2 | SS | Sy.x | |
AgNP | 0.92 (0.33–2.53) | 3 | 0.6246 | 454.1 | 12.30 | 2.25 (0.09–53.8)1 | 2 | 0.1992 | 1137 | 23.84 | 3.45 (1.07–11.2) | 2 | 0.9599 | 20.17 | 3.176 |
AgNO3 | 0.98 (0.32–3.04) | 4 | 0.6228 | 314.4 | 8.866 | 0.16 (0.03–0.86) | 4 | 0.8050 | 184.3 | 6.788 | 0.01 (0.001–0.46) | 4 | 0.7800 | 250.2 | 7.908 |
EC10 in µg Ag L−1 based on reproduction, CI in brackets.
effect value based on mortality.