Baoshan Xing

TL;DR: The mechanisms of GFNs toxicity at the cellular level are reviewed and the remaining unclear points on toxic mechanisms such as membrane damage are presented.

TL;DR: Flow cytometry results showed significant decrease of membrane integrity after GFM exposure, and rGO caused the highest membrane damage, which was confirmed by the increased DNA and K+ efflux, which will be useful for understanding toxicity mechanism and environmental risk of different GFMs in aquatic environments.

TL;DR: The heteroaggregation of GO with different minerals, including montmorillonite, kaolinite, and goethite, in aqueous phase was investigated, and desorption hysteresis was observed, which could be explained by the formation of multilayered GO-goethite complex with high configurational stability.

TL;DR: Direct evidence is provided for the negative effects of CuO NPs on Arabidopsis, including accumulation and parent-progeny transfer of the particles, which may have significant implications with regard to the risk of NPs to food safety and security.

TL;DR: This work investigated the interaction of CuO NPs with a floating plant, water hyacinth, and confirmed that CuONPs could be translocated to shoot from both roots and submerged leaves, and observed in roots, submerged Leaves, and emerged leaves.