from graphite flakes, with an average particle
size of 100 meshes, purchased from Sigma Aldrich (graphite, quality
level 100, product no. 332461). Concentrated sulfuric acid (H2SO4, 96%, product no. 30743), sodium nitrate (NaNO3, 99%, product no. 221341), potassium permanganate (KMnO4, >99%, product no. 60458), hydrogen peroxide solution
(H2O2, 30%, product no. 95294), and hydrochloric
acid
(HCl, 37%, product no. 30721), atrazine (product no. 45330, PESTANAL),
atraton (product no. 31206, PESTANAL), prometryn (product no. 45636,
PESTANAL) and acetonitrile (product no. 34888, HPLC-grade Chromasolv)
were purchased from Sigma Aldrich (St Louis, MO). All of the aqueous
solutions were prepared using ultrapure MilliQ distilled water (Millipore,
Bedford, MA).