Is a Water Content of 60% Maximum Water Holding Capacity Suitable for Folsomia candida Reproduction Tests? A Study with Silver Nanoparticles and AgNO3
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Toxicity Test
2.3. Pre-Test of Extraction Method
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. No Dose-Response Curves for Silver Treatments
4.2. Different Effects of AgNP and AgNO3 with Different Soil Water Contents
4.3. Less Suitable Conditions for F. candida with 60% WHC
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Treatment | Concentration (µg·kg−1) | 40%–50% | 40%–60% | 50%–60% |
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AgNP | 375 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
AgNP | 75 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
AgNP | 15 | n.s. | 0.003 | 0.007 |
AgNP | 3 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
AgNP | 0.6 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
dispersant | 375 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
dispersant | 15 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
dispersant | 0.6 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
AgNO3 | 375 | n.s. | 0.004 | 0.004 |
AgNO3 | 15 | n.s. | n.s. | 0.036 |
AgNO3 | 0.6 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
Treatment | 40% WHC | 50% WHC | 60% WHC |
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AgNP | 0 | 0 | ++ |
AgNO3 | − | 0 | 0 |
dispersant | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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McKee, M.S.; Megía Guerrero, A.; Filser, J. Is a Water Content of 60% Maximum Water Holding Capacity Suitable for Folsomia candida Reproduction Tests? A Study with Silver Nanoparticles and AgNO3. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 652. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15040652
McKee MS, Megía Guerrero A, Filser J. Is a Water Content of 60% Maximum Water Holding Capacity Suitable for Folsomia candida Reproduction Tests? A Study with Silver Nanoparticles and AgNO3. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(4):652. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15040652
Chicago/Turabian StyleMcKee, Moira S., Amelia Megía Guerrero, and Juliane Filser. 2018. "Is a Water Content of 60% Maximum Water Holding Capacity Suitable for Folsomia candida Reproduction Tests? A Study with Silver Nanoparticles and AgNO3" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 4: 652. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15040652