Table 1 Table 1. Mean clam mortality after 7, 14 and 28 days of exposure to the respective treatments (HAuCl4 50 and gold NP suspensions μg L−1(Au3+) (6 and 30 Data given as μg L−1(NP6) μg L−1(NP30)), plus control). mean ± standard deviation for = 2 replicates. Initial individuals: 25 per n separated experiment. Asterisk: the same value as obtained at day 7. For the days 14 and 28, mortality values for the Au3+ treatment were significantly different (p < 0.05). Mortality (Individuals) as a function of the exposure time Treatment Day 7 Day 14 Day 28 Control 0.5 ± 0.7 * * Au3+ 3 ± 2.1 7.5 ± 0.7 8.0 ± 1.4 NP6 0.5 ± 0.7 * * NP30 0.5 ± 0.7 * * Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4
Table 1 Table 1. Mean clam mortality after 7, 14 and 28 days of exposure to the respective treatments (HAuCl4 50 μg L−1(Au3+) and gold NP suspensions (6 μg L−1(NP6) and 30 μg L−1(NP30)), plus control). Data given as mean ± standard deviation for n = 2 replicates. Initial individuals: 25 per separated experiment. Asterisk: the same value as obtained at day 7. For the days 14 and 28, mortality values for the Au3+ treatment were significantly different (p < 0.05). Treatment Mortality (Individuals) as a function of the exposure time Day 7 Day 14 Day 28 Control 0.5 ± 0.7 * * Au3+ 3 ± 2.1 7.5 ± 0.7 8.0 ± 1.4 NP6 0.5 ± 0.7 * * NP30 0.5 ± 0.7 * * Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4
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