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Table 2 Comparative assessment of nominal and measured Ti and Ce concentrations (mean ± SEM, n = 3) in spiked fish feed and quantification of potential loss to water column

From: Influence of citrate and PEG coatings on the bioaccumulation of TiO2 and CeO2 nanoparticles following dietary exposure in rainbow trout

Concentration of Ti or Ce in spiked feed (mg/kg feed)

 

Nominal concn

Measured concn

Recovery (%)

[% loss] after 5 min

TiO2-UNC

60

62.7 ± 7.4

104

− (3)

TiO2-CIT

60

57.4 ± 12.1

96

14

TiO2-PEG

60

58.4 ± 18.1

97

12

CeO2-UNC

81.4

68.8 ± 8.3

85

9

CeO2-CIT

81.4

70.8 ± 7.2

87

11

CeO2-PEG

81.4

54.7 ± 5.3

67

9

  1. (−) represents no loss and number in brackets () is the percentage increase in concentration of Ti