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To Duckweeds (Landoltia Punctata), Nanoparticulate Copper Oxide Is More Inhibitory Than The Soluble Copper In The Bulk Solution, Jiyan Shi, Aamir D. Abid, Ian M. Kennedy, Krassimira R. Hristova, Wendy K. Silk
To Duckweeds (Landoltia Punctata), Nanoparticulate Copper Oxide Is More Inhibitory Than The Soluble Copper In The Bulk Solution, Jiyan Shi, Aamir D. Abid, Ian M. Kennedy, Krassimira R. Hristova, Wendy K. Silk
Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications
CuO nanoparticles (CuO-NP) were synthesized in a hydrogen diffusion flame. Particle size and morphology were characterized using scanning mobility particle sizing, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis, dynamic light scattering, and transmission electron microscopy. The solubility of CuO-NP varied with both pH and presence of other ions. CuO-NP and comparable doses of soluble Cu were applied to duckweeds, Landoltia punctata. Growth was inhibited 50% by either 0.6 mg L−1 soluble copper or by 1.0 mg L−1 CuO-NP that released only 0.16 mg L−1 soluble Cu into growth medium. A significant decrease of chlorophyll was observed in plants stressed by 1.0 …