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

Table 5.

The AI value and toxicity level of the toxicity biosensor for toxicant mixture determination.

Toxicant Mixture AI Toxicity Rate
(1:1 w/w)

Pb(II) + Zn(II) −2.716 Antagonistic
Cu(II) + Zn(II) −0.892 Antagonistic
Cu(II) + Pb(II) −0.867 Antagonistic
Cd(II) +Zn(II) −0.397 Antagonistic
Cd(II) + Pb(II) −0.906 Antagonistic
Cd(II) + Cu(II) −0.271 Antagonistic

(2:1 w/w)

Pb(II) + Zn(II) −2.168 Antagonistic
Cu(II) + Zn(II) −0.346 Antagonistic
Cu(II) + Pb(II) −0.324 Antagonistic
Cd(II) +Zn(II) −1.556 Antagonistic
Cd(II) + Pb(II) −2.755 Antagonistic
Cd(II) + Cu(II) −0.261 Antagonistic

(1:2 w/w)

Pb(II) + Zn(II) −1.499 Antagonistic
Cu(II) + Zn(II) −1.032 Antagonistic
Cu(II) + Pb(II) −0.795 Antagonistic
Cd(II) +Zn(II) −0.782 Antagonistic
Cd(II) + Pb(II) −0.517 Antagonistic
Cd(II) + Cu(II) −2.450 Antagonistic

(1:1:1 to 1:1:1:1 w/w)

Cu(II) + Cd(II) + Pb(II) −2.811 Antagonistic
Cu(II) + Cd(II) + Zn(II) −2.894 Antagonistic
Cd(II) + Pb(II) + Zn(II) −1.285 Antagonistic
Cu(II) + Cd(II) + Pb(II) + Zn(II) −5.447 Antagonistic