RETRACTED: Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using A. indicum leaf extract and their antibacterial activity

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy).This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor.The article contains an image (Fig. 7D) which originates from an image previously published in the article “Rapid biological synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Leucas martinicensis leaf extract for catalytic and antibacterial activity” by S. Ashokkumar et al. in Environ Sci Pollut Res (2014) 21:11439–11446, DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-3012-7 (Fig. 7D), despite being attributed to different samples. Furthermore, Figures 8A and 8B show identical images despite the claim of different samples. Finally, Figure 3 displays duplicated data despite being described as different samples. The scientific community takes a very strong view on this scientific misbehavior and apologies are offered to readers of the journal that this was not detected during the submission process.