Plant-Mediated Green Synthesis of Ag NPs and Their Possible Applications: A Critical Review

Table 11

Morphology of Ag NPs and their aquatic toxicity in different species.

Size by TEM with morphology	Toxicity in aquatic species			Reference
	Species	LC50/LC	Effects
—	Poecilia reticulata	3 μg/mL	Gill stimulation and increased mucus secretion	[236]
	Ceriodaphnia cornuta	35 μg/mL	Aggregates in gastrointestinal tract damage in the organs
TEM 10–50 nm with spherical and polydispersed shape	Ceriodaphnia cornuta	23.5 μg/ml	Bioaccumulation of nanoparticles in the internal gut region and blackening of the intestine lead to rupture of the abdomen	[237]
	Paramecium sp.	15.5 μg/mL	Morphological deformities
	Poecilia reticulata	38.3 μg/mL	Congestion in the hepatic parenchyma
—	Danio rerio	3 × 10^7mL^−1	Damage in the gill cells	[238]
TEM 10 nm average size with spherical shape	Danio rerio	80 μg/ml	Disorders in organogenesis throughout the development	[239]
TEM 76.94 ± 36.82 nm with spherical and quasispherical shape	Daphnia magna	1.86 ± 0.12 μg/L	Generation of ROS and oxidative stress and cause negative effects	[240]
TEM 5–50 nm with spherical shape	Danio rerio	142.2 μg/L	Oxidative stress and immunotoxicity	[241]
TEM 50 nm average size with spherical shape	Labeo rohita	25 μg/L	Oxidative stress and histopathological alterations in the gills, liver, and kidney	[242]