Table 3 LD50 and LD90 estimation of Zn-Co-Fe/LDH, before and after adsorption of As, Pb and Hg respectively.

From: Environmental and sustainable valorization of spent adsorbent: safety and acute toxicity evaluation in rats via probit analysis

Treatment

LD50

(%)

(LC50)

95% CL

LD90

or

LC90

95% CL

X2

(df = 19)

P*

LCL

UCL

LCL

UCL

Zn-Co-Fe/LDH

661.43

463.1

953.7

1075

809.5

504

2.5

0.7

Zn-Co-Fe/LDH- As

370

233

577

859

587

2523

5

0.9

Zn-Co-Fe/LDH- Pb

103.7

50.29

175.34

248

152

1268

5

0.9

Zn-Co-Fe/LDH- Hg

204

95

357

792

433

4009

5

0.7

  1. LCL: lower confidential limit, UCL: upper confidential limit, X2: Chi-square, df: degree of freedom, LC50 and LC90 were lethal concentration at which 50% and 90% population dies respectively. * p > 0.05 is non-significant.
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