Table 3. Toxicity study of CuNPs on Artemia salina.
|
No. Larvae* |
Concentration (ppm) |
% Mortality Mean±SD |
LC50 |
LC90 |
Χ2 (df - 3) |
|
100 |
10±0.82a |
344.3 |
1073.2 |
1.361 |
|
|
20 |
200 |
23.3±1.14b |
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|
20 |
300 |
45±1.0c |
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|
20 |
400 |
53.3±0.47d |
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|
20 |
500 |
70±1.0e |
X2 = Chi-square value. * Three replicates= 20 Artemia salina larvae each. Mean±SD superscripted by the same letter in the same column indicates not significant differences according to LSD at 0.05, the line is a good fit, and the data are significantly homogenous.