Ascorbate peroxidase (APOX) activity exhibited an increasing trend in plants previously exposed to CeO 2 –NPs (C1T2-PFOS, T1C2-PFOS, and T1T2-PFOS) by 7%, 11%, and 37%, respectively, compared to the control (C1C2-PFOS) ( Figure B).
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Exposure of Wheat Plants to Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles for Two Generations Affects the Third Generation's Responses to Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid.
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They also reported a decreasing trend in grain biomass in wheat exposed to PFOS compared to untreated control; such a trend was not observed in the current study, further confirming that continuous exposure to CeO 2 –NPs, i.e., parental exposures to CeO 2 –NPs, did not affect plant productivity.