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The effect of pristine carbon-based nanomaterial on the growth of green gram sprouts and pH of water.

ABSTRACT: We examined the toxicity of four carbon-based nanomaterials (unmodified) by using carbon quantum dots (CQDs), graphene quantum dots (GQDs), graphene oxide (GO), and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) to cultivate bean sprout. Results showed that the toxicity of these four carbon nanomaterials increases with the increasing of concentration and cultivating time. In addition, pH test was applied to study the effect of carbon-based nanomaterials on water. pH of culture solution displayed unconspicuous dose-dependent, but nanomaterials indeed have a considerable impact on the pH even at low concentration.

SUBMITTER: Li X

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4207633 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The effect of pristine carbon-based nanomaterial on the growth of green gram sprouts and pH of water.

Li Xiaolin X Zhou Zhihua Z Lu Dejiong D Dong Xinwei X Xu Minghan M Wei Liangming L Zhang Yafei Y

Nanoscale research letters 20141021 1

We examined the toxicity of four carbon-based nanomaterials (unmodified) by using carbon quantum dots (CQDs), graphene quantum dots (GQDs), graphene oxide (GO), and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) to cultivate bean sprout. Results showed that the toxicity of these four carbon nanomaterials increases with the increasing of concentration and cultivating time. In addition, pH test was applied to study the effect of carbon-based nanomaterials on water. pH of culture solution displayed uncons ...[more]

PMID: 25346649

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