Table 2 Recovery of 14C-nPS.

From: Synthesis of 14C-labelled polystyrene nanoplastics for environmental studies

  

Expecteda

Quantification

  
 

Burden

per scallopb

per gramwwc

QWBAd

per gramwwc

Recovery

Loss

µg

78 ± 15.6

6.5 ± 1.3

0.089 ± 0.03

4.3 ± 0.2

0.075 ± 0.02

84 ± 28%

16 ± 33%

ng

78,000 ± 15,600

6500 ± 1300

89.0 ± 29

4291.5 ± 173

74.8 + 25

84 ± 28%

16 ± 33%

Bq

30,000 ± 6000

2500 ± 500

34.25 ± 11

1650 ± 64

27.9 ± 9

84 ± 28%

16 ± 33%

  1. Burden of 14C-nPS per scallop and per wet weight gram of tissue and 14C-nanopolytyrene recovery following exposure experiments.
  2. aCalculated for an average of 73 ± 24  g per scallops.
  3. b12 scallops per tank.
  4. cPer gram wet weight.
  5. dQuantification from the QWBA for the scallops quantified in Fig. 3.
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