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Table 5 (continued)

Nanoparticle studied Concentration used Organism studied Observed effects References

Algae
SiO 2 (Wateralgae) - Scenedesmus obliquus Decreased chlorophyll content Weietal.( 2010 )

Ag - Ochromonas danica Npinternalizationandaccumulation Miaoetal.( 2010 )

CeO 2 a. 0.27-6.3mg/L a. Anabaena CPB4337 Acute toxicity, membrane disruption and cell

damage

Palomaresetal.( 2011 )

b. 2.4-29.6mg/L b. Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata

TiO 2 (25and100nm) 40mg/L(25nm) a. Desmodesmus subspicatus Inhibited growth Hund-RinkeandSimon

( 2006 )

b. Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata

Protozoa
MWNT 0.1-200 ʼg/mL Stylonychia mytilus (protozoan) Dose dependent growth inhibition,

macronucleus and cell membrane damage

Zhuetal.( 2006b )

MWNTs - Tetrahymena pyriformis Growthinhibitioninilteredpondwater Zhuetal.( 2006a )

Invertebrates
SWNTs - Amphiascus tenuiremis (copepod) Sizeandconcentrationdependentlifecycle

mortality and delayed development

Templetonetal.( 2006 )

TiO 2 20mg/L Daphnia magna and

Thamnocephalus platyurus

Acute toxicity Baunetal.( 2008 )

ZnO and CuO 90-224mg/L(CuO) Daphnia magna and

Thamnocephalus platyurus and
Tetrahymena thermophila

Acute toxicity Blinovaetal.( 2010 )

1.1-16mg/L(ZnO)

TiO 2 , Al, ALEX,
L-ALEX and Boron

107.88mg/L(TiO 2 ),
7.483mg/L(L-ALEX)

Daphnia magna and Vibrio ischeri Acute toxicity Striguletal.( 2009 )

C 60 and TiO 2 - Daphnia magna Acute toxicity LovernandKlaper( 2006 )

CdTequantumdots 1.6-8mg/L Elliptio complanata Immuno competence, oxidative stress Gagneetal.( 2008 )