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Nanomaterials in the Plant-Soil Continuum
- 1st Edition - March 1, 2025
- Editors: Manoj Shrivastava, Jose Peralta-Videa
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 9 8 3 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 9 8 4 - 2
Nanomaterials in the Plant-Soil Continuum explores the various nanomaterials that are impacting agriculture whether through intentional or unintentional pathways. Providing a conc… Read more
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Request a sales quote- Presents foundational insights into the interaction of nanomaterials in a soil-plant relationship
- Includes both intentional and unintentional impacts of NM in the environment
- Addresses the evaluation of the risks and environmental effects for optimal decision making
Section II: Synthesis, Characterization, and Monitoring of Nanomaterials
2. Synthesis of Nanomaterials used in soil-plant continuum
3. Characterization and Monitoring of nanomaterials in the soil-plant continuum
Section III Interaction of Nanomaterials in Soil-plant System
4. Fate and transformation of nanomaterials in soil
5. Effects of Nanomaterials on Biogeochemical Cycles of Nutrients
6. Translocation and Biotransformation of Nanomaterials in Plants
Section IV Use of Nanomaterials in the Soil-plant System.
7. Interactions of Nanomaterials and Plant-Associated Soil Microbes
8. Application of Nanomaterials for Soil Remediation
9. Application of Nanomaterials as plant nutrient sources and growth promoters
10. Application of Nanomaterials as agrochemicals for plant protection
Section V: Hazards and environmental effects of nanomaterials
11. Effect of Nanomaterials on Soil Health
12. Effect of Nanomaterials on Plant Health
13. Environmental impact and Risk assessment of nanomaterials used in soil Plant system
- No. of pages: 320
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 1, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443289835
- eBook ISBN: 9780443289842
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Manoj Shrivastava
Dr. Manoj Shrivastava obtained his M.Sc. Degree in Agriculture with Major in Soil Science from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pant Nagar, Uttarakhand, India and joined Nuclear Agriculture & Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. He obtained his PhD degree in Soil Biochemistry from Mumbai University and did his post-doctorate from University of South Australia, Adelaide. He is Principal Scientist in ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. As a specialist in Agricultural Applications of Radioisotope Techniques he has developed a number of radiotracer techniques for application in the soil-plant continuum. His research is focused on Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Environmental Pollution and Remediation, Environmental Nanotechnology, Agri-waste utilization and Management. He has been awarded Endeavour Research Award-2011, Government of Australia, and Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship from USIEF and Institute of International Education, Washington DC, USA and worked as Fulbright senior researcher at University of Texas at El Paso, USA.
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Jose Peralta-Videa
Dr. Jose R. Peralta-Videa was an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Environmental Science and Engineering PhD program at the University of Texas at El Paso until February 2023. He earned a Doctor of Science degree from the Genetic Center in the Postgraduate College at Chapingo, Mexico, 1986 and a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso in 2002. His research is focused on the area of nanotoxicology, with an emphasis on the toxicity of nanoparticles in terrestrial systems. He has published more than 220 referred articles, 25 book chapters, 19 proceedings, and 4 manuals/booklets. As Senior Research Associate of Dr. Gardea-Torresdey, former Chair of the Chemistry Department, Dr. Peralta-Videa was an active member of the University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN). UTEP was the branch of UC CEIN responsible for investigating the interaction of nanoparticles with terrestrial plants.