Outside the safe operating space of the planetary boundary for novel entities

L Persson, BM Carney Almroth… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
We submit that the safe operating space of the planetary boundary of novel entities is
exceeded since annual production and releases are increasing at a pace that outstrips the …

Review on natural, incidental, bioinspired, and engineered nanomaterials: history, definitions, classifications, synthesis, properties, market, toxicities, risks, and …

A Barhoum, ML García-Betancourt, J Jeevanandam… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanomaterials are becoming important materials in several fields and industries thanks to
their very reduced size and shape-related features. Scientists think that nanoparticles and …

Placing nanoplastics in the context of global plastic pollution

DM Mitrano, P Wick, B Nowack - Nature Nanotechnology, 2021 - nature.com
Numerous studies have made the ubiquitous presence of plastic in the environment
undeniable, and thus it no longer comes as a surprise when scientists measure the …

Nanoplastics are potentially more dangerous than microplastics

VK Sharma, X Ma, E Lichtfouse, D Robert - Environmental Chemistry …, 2023 - Springer
Nanoplastics are probably much more dangerous for living organisms than microplastics
because they are more abundant and reactive. They can potentially reach more remote …

Technology readiness and overcoming barriers to sustainably implement nanotechnology-enabled plant agriculture

T Hofmann, GV Lowry, S Ghoshal, N Tufenkji… - Nature Food, 2020 - nature.com
Nanotechnology offers potential solutions for sustainable agriculture, including increasing
nutrient utilization efficiency, improving the efficacy of pest management, mitigating the …

Oxide–and silicate–water interfaces and their roles in technology and the environment

JL Bañuelos, E Borguet, GE Brown Jr… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

Nanoparticle and nanostructure synthesis and controlled growth methods

V Harish, MM Ansari, D Tewari, M Gaur, AB Yadav… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanomaterials are materials with one or more nanoscale dimensions (internal or
external)(ie, 1 to 100 nm). The nanomaterial shape, size, porosity, surface chemistry, and …

Nanoparticle toxicology

W Yang, L Wang, EM Mettenbrink… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Nanoparticles from natural and anthropogenic sources are abundant in the environment,
thus human exposure to nanoparticles is inevitable. Due to this constant exposure, it is …

Nanomaterials in the environment, human exposure pathway, and health effects: A review

A Malakar, SR Kanel, C Ray, DD Snow… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials (NMs), both natural and synthetic, are produced, transformed, and exported
into our environment daily. Natural NMs annual flux to the environment is around 97% of the …

Recent advances in the applications of nano-agrochemicals for sustainable agricultural development

H Singh, A Sharma, SK Bhardwaj, SK Arya… - … Science: Processes & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Modern agricultural practices have triggered the process of agricultural pollution. This
process can cause the degradation of eco-systems, land, and environment owing to the …