Acute and Chronic Toxicity of Soluble Fractions of Industrial Solid Wastes on Daphnia magna and Vibrio fischeri

Table 3

Effects on reproduction, longevity and growth of Daphnia magna exposed to soluble fractions of textile wastes, samples TX1, TX2, TX3, and TX4, during 21 days. Results are expressed as means ± standard deviation.

Sample	Concentration (%)	Reproduction: no. neonates/broods	Longevity: no. survivors	Growth: length (mm)
TX1	Control	21.9±4.17	10±0.0	4.3±0.48
	6.25	24.6±4.33	8±0.42	4.57±0.42
	12.5	27.91±3.05	9±0.32	4.71±0.29
	25	26.7±5.90	9±0.32	4.75±0.39
	50	26.24±4.30	7±0.48	4.6±0.19
TX2	Control	21.9±4.17	10±0.0	4.25±0.42
	3.125	19.14±3.67	9±0.32	4.44±0.42
	6.25	30.09±5.45	10±0.0	4.92±0.20^a
	12.5	33.56±11.78^a	1±0.32^a	4.44±0.39
	25	38.98±5.25^a	0.0±0.0^a	4.6±0.42
TX3	Control	19.11±2.54	10±0.0	3.9±0.21
	0.78	25.32±4.51^a	10±0.0	3.77±0.36
	1.56	30.91±3.71^a	9±0.32	4.06±0.32
	3.125	31.16±7.11^a	9±0.32	3.87±0.35
	6.25	38.14±5.18^a	7±0.48	4.0±0.0
TX4	Control	20.66±3.03	10±0.0	4.75±0.35
	1.56	23.64±3.92	7±0.48	4.75±0.42
	3.125	22.72±7.22	6±0.52	4.92±0.19
	6.25	23.67±7.84	6±0.52	4.83±0.25
	12.5	16.8±3.27	4±0.52^a	4.66±0.41

^a Values which differ significantly from control (𝑃<0.05).