Material | Morphology | Size ∅ [nm] | Size length [µm] | Solubility [mg/L] | Reactivity | Agglomeration/attachment 2 | EC50 [mg/L] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
nCu | Sphere | 76 | – | 0.14 ± 0.093 | Yes | Algae densely covered by particles | 0.020 [0.019–0.021] |
Cu_fibre | Fibre | 228 | 6.1 | 1.2 ± 0.23 | Yes | Small and large, loose and dense agglomerates of fibres with attached algae; obvious entrapment of algae not visible | 0.16 [0.07–0.078} |
CuO | Sphere | 24 | – | 0.1 | Yes | Algae densely covered by particles; agglomerates of algae and particles | 1.4 [1.2–1.6] |
ZnO-NM-110 | Cube | 41 | – | 2.7 ± 1.5 | No | Algae densely covered by particles | 0.09 [0.08–0.10] |
ZnO-NM-113 | Cube | 42 | – | 2.8 ± 0.7 | No | Minor attachment of particles to algae | 0.11 [0.05–0.21] |
ZnO-NM-111 | Cube | 34 | – | 1.7 ± 0.5 | No | Minor attachment of particles to algae | 0.55 [0.38–0.80] |