Earthworm coelomocytes as nanoscavenger of ZnO NPs

Table 1 DNA damage after exposure to ZnO NPs on coelomocytes of Eisenia fetida at different intervals

Serial number	Dose (mg/ml)	Size of NPs (nm)	Time (h)	Head	Tail	Comet	Head DNA	Tail DNA	Tail moment	Olive tail moment
1	0.0	Nil	0	51	52	103	72.62	27.37	14.23	10.27
2	1.0	100	12	50	51	104	72.62	26.43	14.12	10.17
3	1.0	100	24	51	52	103	72.61	27.32	14.13	10.17
4	1.0	100	36	52	53	104	72.51	27.03	14.23	10.23
5	1.0	100	48	51	52	104	72.61	27.31	14.34	11.23
6	1.0	50	12	50	51	104	72.62	26.43	14.12	10.17
7	1.0	50	24	51	52	102	71.12	27.32	14.13	10.17
8	1.0	50	36	52	53	104	72.51	27.03	14.23	10.23
9	1.0	50	48	51	52	104	72.61	27.31	14.34	11.23
10	3.0	100	12	77	56	133	82.5	17.49	9.79	7.79
11	3.0	100	24	111	144	255	85.39	18.62	21.03	12.82
12	3.0	100	36	105	176	281	73.24	26.75	57.04	25.17
13	3.0	100	48	109	116	225	60.67	39.32	45.6	33.83
14	3.0	50	12	83	42	125	89.12	10.87	4.56	4.66
15	3.0	50	24	71	62	133	81.98	18.01	11.17	8.18
16	3.0	50	36	71	74	245	91.25	18.74	6.47	8.23
17	3.0	50	48	75	121	296	57.59	42.41	51.3	27.63
18	5.0	100	12	83	32	115	90.96	9.03	2.89	4.22
19	5.0	100	24	77	52	129	70.83	15.16	15.16	12.64
20	5.0	100	36	129	74	203	83.72	16.27	12.04	14.34
21	5.0	100	48	105	176	281	73.24	26.75	47.09	25.17
22	5.0	50	12	113	87	200	85.8	14.19	12.34	10.42
23	5.0	50	24	115	132	247	80.92	19.07	25.18	16.43
24	5.0	50	36	85	155	240	65.69	34.32	53.17	27.82
25	5.0	50	48	65	135	242	35.69	64.31	86.8	41.53