Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
Volume 212, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113309
Keywords
Nanoparticles; Culex quinquefasciatus; Aedes albopictus; Stress; Mortality
Funding
- DST-FIST, Govt of India [39/WBBDC/1p-2/2013, EEQ/2021/000253, 126 [Sanc.] /ST/P/ST/15G-10/2015]
- WBDST Memo [39/WBBDC/1p-2/2013]
- WBDST-BOOST, Govt. of West Bengal [EEQ/2021/000253]
- DST-FIST, Govt of India [126 [Sanc.] /ST/P/ST/15G-10/2015]
- DST-SERB, Govt. of India [39/WBBDC/1p-2/2013]
- [SR/FST/ESI-141/2015]
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This study focused on the synthesis of silver nanoparticles from weeds and their mosquito larvicidal efficacy. The nanoparticles were found to be effective in killing mosquito larvae while having minimal impact on the aquatic ecosystem.
The present study is focused on synthesis of silver nanoparticles from weeds and an assessment of their mosquito larvicidal efficacy. This study also presented the toxicological effects as well as the stability of these nanoparticles in aquatic mesocosms. The weed Digiteria sanguinallis was first time used for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by various analytical techniques, such as UV-VIS, TEM, FESEM, EDX, XRD, FTIR, and zeta potential study. The result revealed that the nanoparticles are crystalline, spherical shape with band gap 2.44 eV, and average size 18 nm. The LC50 value of synthesized AgNPs were recorded as 7.47 and 6.31 mg/L at 24 h against Cx. quinquefasciatus and A. albopictus respectively. In contrast, larvicidal activity of weed extract was insignificant against two target species.& nbsp;In aquatic mesocosm study, AgNPs (LC50 dose) does not alter the nature of water parameters within experimental period. However only EC % and ORP were changes because of silver ion oxidation. In biochemical rameters, only stress enzymes for animal and plant species were moderately altered under long term exposure. But glycogen, protein, and AchE of two mosquito species were significantly changed under same mesocosm setup within short exposure. Comparatively, in control mesocosm, synthesized AgNPs are naturally change their nano form within 20 days with the presence of all non-target species and pond sediment. Therefore, it can concluded that biosynthesized AgNPs could be used as a larvicidal agent in near future with negligible effects aquatic organisms.
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