Comparative Aquatic Toxicity of Gold Nanoparticles and Ionic Gold Using a Species Sensitivity Distribution Approach

Figure 6

(a) A TEM micrograph of a drop of the concentrated citrate capped 1000 mg/L concentration gold nanoparticle stock solution. (b) An FFT image of the nAu to confirm the presence of a crystal lattice. ((c) and (d)) A TEM micrograph of the 5 mg/L gold nanoparticle concentration showing average aggregations and measurements. ((e) and (f)) A TEM micrograph of the 10 mg/L gold nanoparticle concentration showing average aggregations and measurements.

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