Table 2 List of silver nanoparticles used for detecting different pollutants

Riboflavin-stabilized AgNPs

Hg²⁺

5 nm

[44]

1-Dodecanethiol (C12h25sh)-capped silver nanoprisms

Hg (Ii)

10–500 nm

[45]

Starch-coated AgNps

Hg²⁺

0.9–12.5 μg L⁻¹ & 25–500 μg L⁻¹

[42]

2-Aminopyrimidine-4,6-diol-capped silver nanoparticles (Apd-AgNps)

Hg²⁺

0–65 μm

[46]

Citrate (Cit) And l-cysteine (l-Cys)-capped AgNPs

Hg²⁺

1–10 Ppm

[47]

Glutathione-stabilized silver nanoparticles

Ni²⁺

> 25 nm

[48]

Casein peptide-capped AgNPs

Cu²⁺

0.08–1.44 μm

[49]

Chitosan-capped silver nanoparticles (Chit-AgNPs)

Fe³⁺

> 0.53 μm

[43]

Starch-coated silver nanoparticles

Fe³⁺

0.7–7 mg/l

[50]

l-Tyrosine-stabilized silver nanoparticles

Mn (II)

1–10 μm

[51]

Tartaric acid-capped silver nanoparticles

Cr (III ) & Cr (VI)

5–100 μg/l Cr (III) & 10–100 μg/l Cr (VI)

[52]