Table 3.

Bioaccumulated iron in Drosophila melanogaster exposed to non-coated and chitosan-coated magnetite nanoparticles. All concentrations were corrected with blank measurements.

NPs (mg L−1) in Medium	[Fe in Flies] (mg kg −1)
	Exposure to Fe3O4NPs	Exposure to Ch-Fe3O4NPs
100	6.6 ± 3.0	11.5 ± 3.9
250	21.4 ± 1.0	10.1 ± 1.7
500	<Limit of quantification	8.70 ± 1.7
1000	39.5 ± 2.7	21.9 ± 5.6