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. 2014 Dec 5;14(12):23248–23268. doi: 10.3390/s141223248

Table 2.

The bioluminescent microoptode performance towards Cu(II), Cd(II), Pb(II), Zn(II), Cr(VI), Co(II), Ni(II), Ag(I), and Fe(III) toxicities.

Heavy Metal Ion Dynamic Range (μg/L) LOD (μg/L) Slope(% RLU/μg/L) EC50 (μg/L) R2
Cu(II) (0.1 − 2) × 102 6.40 −0.2512 1.7 × 102 0.999
Cd(II) (0.2 − 5) × 103 1.56 × 102 −0.0072 6.3 × 103 0.998
Pb(II) (0.5 − 7) × 102 0.47 × 102 −0.0601 7.0 × 102 0.996
Zn(II) (0.5 − 7) × 102 0.32 × 103 −0.0700 6.0 × 102 0.996
Cr(VI) (0.1 − 2) × 104 0.10 × 104 −0.0024 1.8 × 104 0.992
Co(II) (0.2 − 5) × 104 0.17 × 104 −0.0010 3.2 × 104 0.939
Ni(II) (0.5 − 7) × 104 0.28 × 104 −0.0006 6.6 × 104 0.988
Ag(I) (0.2 − 7) × 104 0.18 × 104 −0.0007 6.0 × 104 0.986
Fe(III) (0.5 − 7) × 104 0.31 × 104 −0.0005 7.0 × 104 0.984