Aquatic Toxicity Comparison of Silver Nanoparticles and Silver Nanowires

Table 5

Values of median effective concentration (EC₅₀), no observed effect concentration (NOEC), and lowest observed effect concentration (LOEC) of AgNWs and AgNPs for Raphidocelis subcapitata during 72 hrs.

NMs	Yield				Average specific growth rate
	EC50 (mg/L)	95% confidence; limits (mg/L)	NOEC; (mg/L)	LOEC; (mg/L)	EC50; (mg/L)	95% confidence; limits (mg/L)	NOEC; (mg/L)	LOEC; (mg/L)
AgNWs	1.22	—	—	0.25	2.57	1.55~6.05	0.25	1.00
AgNPs	0.14			0.25	0.74			0.25