Nano-fertilizers: A sustainable technology for improving crop nutrition and food security

AM Jakhar, I Aziz, AR Kaleri, M Hasnain, G Haider… - NanoImpact, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Excessive use of synthetic fertilizers cause economic burdens, increasing soil, water and
atmospheric pollution. Nano-fertilizers have shown great potential for their sustainable uses …

Silver nanoparticles: Toxicity in model organisms as an overview of its hazard for human health and the environment

GR Tortella, O Rubilar, N Durán, MC Diez… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have attracted remarkable attention due to their powerful
antimicrobial action as well as their particular physicochemical properties. This has led to …

Nanopharmaceuticals and nanomedicines currently on the market: challenges and opportunities

F Farjadian, A Ghasemi, O Gohari, A Roointan… - …, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
There has been a revolution in nanotechnology and nanomedicine. Since 1980, there has
been a remarkable increase in approved nano-based pharmaceutical products. These novel …

[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 …

Nanomaterials: A comprehensive review of applications, toxicity, impact, and fate to environment

MM El-Kady, I Ansari, C Arora, N Rai, S Soni… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The present era is considered the nanotech age. Nanomaterials have gained a great deal of
importance in the field of technology, engineering, and medicine progression because of …

Biological synthesis of metallic nanoparticles: plants, animals and microbial aspects

RK Das, VL Pachapur, L Lonappan, M Naghdi… - Nanotechnology for …, 2017‏ - Springer
The green synthesis (GS) of different metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) has re-evaluated plants,
animals and microorganisms for their natural potential to reduce metallic ions into neutral …

Risks, release and concentrations of engineered nanomaterial in the environment

B Giese, F Klaessig, B Park, R Kaegi, M Steinfeldt… - Scientific reports, 2018‏ - nature.com
For frequently used engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) CeO2-, SiO2-, and Ag, past, current,
and future use and environmental release are investigated. Considering an extended period …

Nanoparticles in the aquatic environment: Usage, properties, transformation and toxicity—A review

NB Turan, HS Erkan, GO Engin, MS Bilgili - Process safety and …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Nanoparticles are defined as a group of particles having sizes between 1 and 100 nm and
characterized by some specific physicochemical properties such as surface area, surface …

Environmental impact of nanoparticles' application as an emerging technology: A review

G Martínez, M Merinero, M Pérez-Aranda… - Materials, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The unique properties that nanoparticles exhibit, due to their small size, are the principal
reason for their numerous applications, but at the same time, this might be a massive …

[PDF][PDF] Nanoplastics in the aquatic environment. Critical review

AA Koelmans, E Besseling, WJ Shim - Marine anthropogenic litter, 2015‏ - library.oapen.org
A growing body of literature reports on the abundance and effects of plastic debris, with an
increasing focus on microplastic particles smaller than 5 mm. It has often been suggested …