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CARBON
Volume 49, Issue 12, Pages 3907-3919Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.05.029
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The effects of graphene on root and shoot growth, biomass, shape, cell death, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) of cabbage, tomato, red spinach, and lettuce, were investigated using a concentration range from 500 to 2000 mg/L. The results of the combined morphological and physiological analyses indicate that after 20 days of exposure under our experimental conditions, graphene significantly inhibited plant growth and biomass compared to a control. The number and size of leaves of the graphene-treated plants were reduced in a dose-dependent manner. Significant effects also were detected showing a concentration-dependent increase in ROS and cell death as well as visible symptoms of necrotic lesions, indicating graphene-induced adverse effects on cabbage, tomato, and red spinach mediated by oxidative stress necrosis. Little or no significant toxic effect was observed with lettuce seedlings under the same conditions. The potential effect of graphene largely depends on dose, exposure time, and plant species and deserves further attention. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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