Nanotoxicology for Agricultural and Environmental Applications
- 1st Edition - March 19, 2024
- Latest edition
- Editors: Mahendra Rai, Indarchand Gupta
- Language: English
Nanotoxicology for Agricultural and Environmental Applications provides an introduction to nanotechnology and its applications in agriculture and the environment. This refere… Read more
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Description
Description
Structured into five parts, this book explores nanotoxicity concerning agriculture and food, its impact on the environment, risk management measures for avoiding exposure, and delves into the realm of nanotechnology regulations. Students, practitioners, and researchers working in plant science, agricultural science, nanoscience, and environmental chemistry alike will benefit from this necessary reference.
Key features
Key features
- Highlights the factors contributing to toxic effects of nanoparticles, including shape, size, structure, surface charge, and dosage
- Explores the mode of action and entry of nanoparticles, methods of toxicity evaluation, and the associated challenges
- Describes recent developments in nanotoxicity to soil ecosystems, crop plants, and food systems
- Emphasizes the impact of nanoparticles and their detoxification by plants on the nutritional quality of food and plants
- Discusses the impact of toxicity of nanoparticles released in air, soil, and water and methods to reduce their effects
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Scope of nanotechnology in agriculture and environment
2. Applications of nanotechnology in the environment
3. Regulation of nanomaterials in agriculture, food and the environment
Part 2: Nanotoxicity
4. Factors contributing to nanoparticle toxicity
5. Influence of nanoparticles on plant growth and their entry route into the plants
6. Nanotoxicity evaluation methods and challenges
Part 3: Nanotoxicity to agriculture and food
7. Nanotoxicity to soil ecosystem
8. Toxicological concerns of nanomaterials in crop plants
9. The impact of nanotoxicity on the food system
10. In-vivo and in-vitro toxicity of nanomaterials in animal systems
11. Detoxification by plants
Part 4: Nanotoxicity to environment
12. Biotoxicity and exposure pathways of engineered silver nanoparticles released in the environment
13. Nanotoxicity of agrochemicals to aquatic environment
14. Nanotoxicity to the terrestrial ecosystems
15. Toxicity of nanomaterials released in the air
Part 5: Risk Management Measures to Avoid Exposure
16. Nanomaterial exposure at workplace and societal levels: Workplace standards and occupational risk management
17. Strategies to alleviate nanotoxicity (controlling exposure/ avoiding toxicity)
18. A green nanotechnology approach to nanowaste management: what guarantees can the OECD protocol provide?
19. Fate of Nanofertilizer in Agroecosystem
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: March 19, 2024
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Mahendra Rai
Mahendra Rai is an internationally recognized scholar with extensive contributions to microbial biotechnology and nanobiotechnology research, particularly in the green synthesis of metal nanoparticles using fungi and their application as nano‑antimicrobials. His work is highly interdisciplinary, bridging microbiology, biotechnology, and nanoscience, and he is an active member of several scientific societies. He has received multiple national and international distinctions, including the Father T.A. Mathias Award from the All-India Association for Christian Higher Education and the Medini Award from the Government of India. Professor Rai has also held numerous visiting scientist and visiting professor positions across Europe, South America, and Asia, contributing to long‑standing research collaborations in countries such as Brazil, Argentina, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and the United States. His sustained academic impact is reflected in his inclusion among the global top 2% of scientists in nanoscience and nanotechnology, and recognition as one of India’s leading researchers in biology and biochemistry, including a Biology and Biochemistry India Leader Award from Research.com.
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