Table 2 Sum of toxicity (S) of the mixture of triclosan and fluoxetine in the 7 algal species.

From: Sensitivities of seven algal species to triclosan, fluoxetine and their mixtures

Genera

Species

S (mean and 95% CI)

Interactions

Chlorella

C. pyrenoidosa

1.3 (0.96–1.66)

antagonistic

C. ellipsoidea

1.0 (0.73–1.20)

additive

Scenedesmus

S. obliquus

2.0 (1.64–2.42)

antagonistic

S. quadricauda

1.1 (0.46–1.73)

additive

Dunaliella

D. salina

1.5 (1.26–1.73)

antagonistic

D. parva

0.9 (0.57–1.24)

additive

Chlamydomonas

C. microsphaera

1.2 (0.58–1.78)

additive

  1. The effect of the two chemicals in mixture is supposed to be additive when S is not different from 1.0; synergistic when S is less than 1.0; and antagonistic when S is greater than 1.0 (n = 4).
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