Research Article
Toxicity Effect of Silver Nanoparticles in Brine Shrimp Artemia
Table 2
Hatching percentage of Artemia cysts treated with various nanomolar concentrations of silver nanoparticles.
| Parameter | Concentration levels in nanomolar (nm) | Initial number of Artemia cyst | Number of cysts hatched after 24 hours | Number of cysts unhatched after 24 hours | Hatching percentage (mean ± SD) |
| Hatching efficiency after 24 hours | Control | 60 | 43 | 17 | | 2 | 60 | 34 | 26 | | 4 | 60 | 30 | 30 | | 6 | 60 | 25 | 35 | | 8 | 60 | 22 | 38 | | 10 | 60 | 18 | 42 | | 12 | 60 | 13 | 47 | |
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