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Nanotoxicology for Agricultural and Environmental Applications

  • 1 Edición - 19 de marzo de 2024
  • Última edición
  • Editores: Mahendra Rai, Indarchand Gupta
  • Idioma: Inglés

Nanotoxicology for Agricultural and Environmental Applications provides an introduction to nanotechnology and its applications in agriculture and the environment. This refere… Leer más

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Nanotoxicology for Agricultural and Environmental Applications provides an introduction to nanotechnology and its applications in agriculture and the environment. This reference, especially focused on the role of each physicochemical property of nanomaterials in toxicity, also presents a consolidated discussion on the management of the risks associated with nanoparticle use and rules and regulations made by various countries and organizations around the world.

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.

Puntos claves

  • 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

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Students, practitioners, and researchers working in plant science, agricultural science, nanoscience, and environmental chemistry

Índice

Part 1: Nanotechnology and Regulations

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

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 1
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 19 de marzo de 2024
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los editores

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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.

Afiliaciones y experiencia
UGC-Basic Science Research Faculty Fellow and former Head of the Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati, Maharashtra, India

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Indarchand Gupta

Dr. Indarchand R. Gupta completed his Masters in the subject of Biotechnology in the year 2004, and Ph.D. in the year 2020 under the supervision of Professor Mahendra Rai at the Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati, India. Presently he is working as Assistant Professor at Government Institute of Science, Aurangabad, India. His area of interest is nano-toxicology and animal cell culture. His study is mainly focused on in vitro cytotoxicity assessment of silver nanoparticles on different animal cell models. He has published over 35 research articles and book chapters. For his research work he has been awarded by ‘ASIO 2016 International Toxicologist Travel Award’ by Association of Scientists of Indian Origin, a regional chapter of Society of Toxicology, USA.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Assistant Professor, Government Institute of Science, Aurangabad, India

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