The amount of 50 µL of a 1000 ppm vial containing the synthesized AgNPs that displayed the best remediation potential for each plant part were diluted in 950 µL of deionized water and were subjected to characterization through UV–vis spectroscopy (200–800 nm), EDS, SDL, XPS, and XRD. Based on the XRD results, the mean size of the crystallites from each sample of AgNPs was calculated using the Debye–Scherrer equation (Equation (1)) [57 (link)]:
The zeta potential (Litesizer DLS 500—Anton Paar; Graz, Austria) and TEM images (TecnaiTM G2 Spirit Biotwin 120 kV—FEI Company; Hillsboro, OR, USA) of the AgNPs were also obtained. Regarding the TEM analysis, the size of the particles present in the images were measured using ImageJ 1.54 g (ImageJ, Bethesda, MD, USA) to access the size distribution profile.
The zeta potential (Litesizer DLS 500—Anton Paar; Graz, Austria) and TEM images (TecnaiTM G2 Spirit Biotwin 120 kV—FEI Company; Hillsboro, OR, USA) of the AgNPs were also obtained. Regarding the TEM analysis, the size of the particles present in the images were measured using ImageJ 1.54 g (ImageJ, Bethesda, MD, USA) to access the size distribution profile.