Review Article
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 × 107mL−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] |
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