• 文献标题:   Graphene oxide alleviates the ecotoxicity of copper on the freshwater microalga Scenedesmus obliquus
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HU CW, HU NT, LI XL, ZHAO YJ
  • 作者关键词:   combined toxicity, copper, graphene oxide, microalga
  • 出版物名称:   ECOTOXICOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
  • ISSN:   0147-6513 EI 1090-2414
  • 通讯作者地址:   Jiaxing Univ
  • 被引频次:   13
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.06.029
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

The extensive industrial application of graphene oxide (GO), has increased its exposure risk to various aquatic organisms and its potential to affect the toxicity of other environmental pollutants. In this study, we investigated the combined toxicity of GO and copper on the freshwater microalga Scenedesmus obliquus, using the MIXTOX model. The effects of low concentration (1 mg/L) exposure to GO were investigated with environmentally relevant concentrations of copper by using a 12-d subacute toxicity test, with pre- and post-GO treatment. Results showed that there were significant antagonistic effects between GO and copper on S. obliquus, and GO was found to reduce ecotoxicity of copper even at low and environmentally relevant concentrations (1 mg/L). (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.