Table 1 Effective concentration (EC) values representing 10, 20 and 50% of Caenorhabditis elegans oxygen consumption rate (OCR) and growth inhibition.

From: Oxygen consumption rate of Caenorhabditis elegans as a high-throughput endpoint of toxicity testing using the Seahorse XFe96 Extracellular Flux Analyzer

BAC-C16

OCR

Growth

EC10

EC20

EC50

EC10

EC20

EC50

Value (mg/L)

3.99

5.26

8.94

3.4

4.96

9.47

Lower 95% Cl

2.96

4.23

8.07

2.72

4.25

8.8

Upper 95% Cl

4.82

6.08

9.83

4.00

5.58

10.5

Cadmium

Value (mg/L)

0.44

0.52

0.73

0.43

0.56

0.86

Lower 95% Cl

0.39

0.48

0.69

0.32

0.45

0.79

Upper 95% Cl

0.47

0.55

0.76

0.51

0.63

0.94

  1. These values were calculated with a Probit analysis using the linear maximum likelihood regression algorithm. Upper and lower 95% confidence intervals (CI) values, based on Fieller’s Theorem, are also provided.
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