In an alarming tale of agricultural excess, the relentless overuse of chemical fertilizers in
modern farming methods have wreaked havoc on the once-fertile soil, mercilessly depleting …

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 …

Freshwater has been incessantly polluted by various activities such as rapid
industrialization, fast growth of population and agricultural activities. Water pollution is …

While large quantities of studies on microplastics in the marine environment have been
widely carried out, few were available in the freshwater environment. The occurrence and …

In recent years, interest in the environmental occurrence and effects of microplastics (MPs)
has shifted towards our inland waters, and in this chapter we provide an overview of the …

Nanotechnology remains a relatively new innovation for the oil and gas industry. However,
many applications have now become an integral part of some of its key technological …

Over the past decade, incorporation of nanomaterials into agricultural practices like
nanofertilizers and nanopesticides has gained a lot of attention. Progress and application of …

Plastic pollution has been globally recognized as a critical issue for marine ecosystems and
nanoplastics constitute one of the last unexplored areas to understand the magnitude of this …

Uptake, transport and toxicity of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) into plant cells are
complex processes that are currently still not well understood. Parts of this problem are the …

Any assessment of plastic contamination in the marine environment requires knowledge of
the polymer type and the additive content of microplastics. Sequential pyrolysis-gas …