Green synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles from plant extracts and their possible applications as antimicrobial agents in the agricultural area

L Castillo-Henríquez, K Alfaro-Aguilar… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Currently, metal nanoparticles have varied uses for different medical, pharmaceutical, and
agricultural applications. Nanobiotechnology, combined with green chemistry, has great …

[HTML][HTML] Transformation pathways and fate of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in distinct interactive environmental compartments: A review

Q Abbas, B Yousaf, MU Ali, MAM Munir… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
The ever increasing production and use of nano-enabled commercial products release the
massive amount of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in the environment. An increasing …

Trophic transfer, transformation, and impact of engineered nanomaterials in terrestrial environments

JL Gardea-Torresdey, CM Rico… - Environmental science & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are released into the environment with unknown
implications in the food chain. Recent findings demonstrate that ENMs may accumulate …

Metal‐based nanoparticles in soil: Fate, behavior, and effects on soil invertebrates

PS Tourinho, CAM Van Gestel, S Lofts… - Environmental …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Metal‐based nanoparticles (NPs)(eg, silver, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, iron oxide)
are being widely used in the nanotechnology industry. Because of the release of particles …

Emerging patterns for engineered nanomaterials in the environment: a review of fate and toxicity studies

KL Garner, AA Keller - Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2014 - Springer
A comprehensive assessment of the environmental risks posed by engineered
nanomaterials (ENMs) entering the environment is necessary, due in part to the recent …

Are nano-pesticides really meant for cleaner production? An overview on recent developments, benefits, environmental hazards and future prospectives

N Rani, A Duhan, A Pal, P Kumari, RK Beniwal… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The world is seeking hard for sustainable agricultural practices with one of the prime
objectives to improve crop yield through effective pest management. Scientific diaspora has …

Recent advances in nanomaterials based sustainable approaches for mitigation of emerging organic pollutants

M Bhattu, J Singh - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Emerging organic pollutants (EOPs) are a category of pollutants that are relatively new to the
environment and recently garnered a lot of attention. The majority of EOPs includes …

Analysis of engineered nanomaterials in complex matrices (environment and biota): general considerations and conceptual case studies

F Von der Kammer, PL Ferguson… - Environmental …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in the study of the environmental fate, transport, and ecotoxicological effects of
engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have been hampered by a lack of adequate techniques …

Plasmonic-based nanomaterials for environmental remediation

D Wang, SC Pillai, SH Ho, J Zeng, Y Li… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Technologies based on nanomaterials are gaining increased attention as a promising
method for the removal of contaminants and inactivation/killing of pathogenic …

The gold standard: gold nanoparticle libraries to understand the nano–bio interface

AM Alkilany, SE Lohse, CJ Murphy - Accounts of chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Since the late 1980s, researchers have prepared inorganic nanoparticles of many types
including elemental metals, metal oxides, metal sulfides, metal selenides, and metal …