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[Display omitted] • Removal of organophosphorus pesticides from tea infusion was first reported. • The removal rate of pesticides by modified materials was greatly improved. • Hydrophobic interaction played a dominant role in the adsorption process. • There were no significant changes in tea infusion quality after adsorption. The abuse of organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) in tea planting makes it easy to transfer from tea into its infusion, bringing potential health risks to consumers. Thus, it is essential to adopt reliable techniques to remove OPPs from tea infusion. In this study, three treatment methods were used to modify carbonized bacterial cellulose (CBC) to improve its adsorption performance. Among them, CBC treated by hydrazine hydrate (N -CBC) had the best adsorption effect, whose removal rate for dicrotophos is 13 times that of CBC. The in-depth study of adsorption mechanism proved that hydrophobic interaction dominated the adsorption of OPPs onto N -CBC. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir isotherm model were more suitable to describe the process. Additionally, there were no significant changes in tea infusion quality after N -CBC treatment. This work clarifies that N -CBC benefitted from simple preparation method, excellent adsorption performance and unique adsorption mechanism has potential applications in tea infusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Biochar materials have been widely employed for adsorption of pollutants, which necessitates further consideration of their efficiency and safety in environmental remediation. In this study, a porous biochar (AC) was prepared through the combination of hydrothermal carbonization and in situ boron doping activation to effectively adsorb neonicotinoids. The adsorption process was shown to be a spontaneous endothermic physical adsorption process, where the predominant interaction forces between the acetamiprid and AC were electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions. The maximum adsorption capacity was 227.8 mg g−1for acetamiprid and the safety of AC was verified by simulating the situation where the aquatic organism (D. magna) was exposed to the combined system (AC & neonicotinoids). Interestingly, AC was observed to reduce the acute toxicity of neonicotinoids owing to the reduced bioavailability of acetamiprid in D. magna and the newly generated expression of cytochrome p 450. Thus, it enhanced the metabolism and detoxification response in D. magna , which reducing the biological toxicity of acetamiprid. This study not only demonstrates the potential application of AC from a safety perspective, but also provides insight into the combined toxicity caused by biochar after adsorption of pollutants at the genomic level, which fills the gap in related research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]