Sl. No.

Dose(mg/kg)

Zinc uptake (µg/g) at 100nm Exposure

Zinc uptake (µg/g) at 50nm Exposure

Zinc uptake (µg/g) at 35nm Exposure

Zinc uptake (µg/g)at10nm Exposure

1.

0

4.04 ± 0.20

4.08 ± 0.45

4.00 ± 0.45

4.00 ± 1.14

2.

0.5

4.13 ± 0.23*

4.12 ± 0.78

4.56 ± 0.60

5.58 ± 0.70*

3.

1.0

4.36 ± 0.34*

4.56 ± 0.66

4.80 ± 0.60

7.24 ± 0.68*

4.

1.5

4.46 ± 0.33*

4.58 ± 0.33*

5.44 ± 0.50*

7.80 ± 2.10*

5.

2.0

4.78 ± 0.45

4.82 ± 0.78*

5.65 ± 0.38*

7.84 ± 0.80

6.

2.5

4.88 ± 0.84*

4.90 ± 0.23

5.70 ± 0.70*

8.90 ± 0.84

7.

3.0

5.80 ± 0.64

7.34 ± 0.89*

7.84 ± 0.80

10.10 ± 0.90*

8.

3.5

7.28 ± 1.14

8.14 ± 0.23

10.32 ± 0.64*

16.14 ± 1.14

9.

4.0

7.56 ± 0.74*

9.98 ± 0.56*

12.45 ± 2.14

18.86 ± 1.18

10.

4.5

7.46 ± 0.74*

10.96 ± 0.56

14.50 ± 2.64

20.47 ± 2.14

11.

5.0

9.48 ± 0.74

12.06 ± 1.10

18.98 ± 3.10

24.37 ± 2.78*

12.

5.5

10.45 ± 0.84

13.26 ± 0.78*

18.64 ± 1.14*

28.40 ± 2.14*

13.

6.0

10.45 ± 1.09

14.80 ± 0.64*

19.40 ± 0.20

27.56 ± 2.24

14.

6.5

14.67 ± 1.09

16.80 ± 0.74*

22.34 ± 2.14*

32.16 ± 4.12*

15.

7.0

17.45 ± 0.78*

18.78 ± 0.56

24.67 ± 3.20

35.16 ± 3.12

16.

7.5

18.45 ± 0.64*

18.34 ± 0.65

23.46 ± 1.10*

34.17 ± 4.14*

17.

8.0

18.30 ± 0.84*

18.74 ± 2.45*

22.56 ± 2.18*

36.18 ± 3.17*

18.

8.5

18.24 ± 2.14*

18.78 ± 0.80

22.64 ± 2.10

36.12 ± 2.14

19.

9.0

18.14 ± 0.94*

18.80 ± 1.10

23.34 ± 2.10

36.12 ± 4.98*

20.

10.0

18.14 ± 1.44

18.80 ± 0.84*

23.45 ± 1.14

36.12 ± 5.14

Note: All values are mean and standard deviation of three replicates.
*Significant (p<0.01)
Table 2: Zinc concentration in body tissue of Eisenia fetida after (28 days) exposure of ZnO NPs.