In-situ examination of graphene and graphene oxide impact on the depuration of phenanthrene and fluoranthene adsorbed onto spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) leaf surfaces

Toxicological effects of graphene on mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis hemocytes after individual and combined exposure with triphenyl phosphate

“…Graphene could absorb organic contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) (Wu et al, 2018). There were strong π-π interactions between graphene and PAHs molecules on the surface of spinach leaves (Sun et al, 2018). TPP had three benzene rings in its molecular structure, which made TPP adsorb on graphene easily.…”

“…in natural environments, together with nanomaterials, such as graphene (Hu et al, 2014;Glomstad et al, 2016). It was reported that graphene could absorb organic contaminants through π-π interactions (Wu et al, 2018;Sun et al, 2018). High levels of organic pollutants were increasingly released into the aquatic environment due to industrial activities and graphene could interact with these pollutants, which affected their joint toxicity to aquatic organisms (Al-Subiai et al, 2012;Meng et al, 2019).…”