IoT-Enabled Biosensors in Food Packaging: A Breakthrough in Food Safety for Monitoring Risks in Real Time

Foods, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(8), P. 1403 - 1403

Published: April 18, 2025

The integration of biosensors and the Internet Things (IoT) in food packaging is gaining significant interest rapidly enhancing safety traceability worldwide. Currently, IoT one most intriguing topics digital virtual world. Biosensors can be integrated into to monitor, sense, identify early signs spoilage or freshness. When coupled with IoT, these contribute data transmission via networks, providing real-time insights storage transportation conditions for stakeholders across each stage supply chain, facilitating proactive decision-making practices. technologies combining could leverage artificial intelligence (AI) enhance safety, quality, security industries, compared conventional existing inspection technologies, which are limited assessing weight, volume, color, physical appearance. This review focused on highlighting latest advancements, identifying knowledge gaps applications exploring their opportunities shape future packaging, particularly context 21st-century safety. also aims investigate role creating smart ecosystems examines how transmitted from systems stored cloud-based platforms, addition addressing upcoming research challenges. Concerns privacy, security, regulatory compliance implementing addressed, along potential solutions overcome barriers.

Language: Английский

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Dietary Artemisia arborescens Supplementation Effects on Growth, Oxidative Status, and Immunity of Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata L.)

Animals, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(8), P. 1161 - 1161

Published: April 11, 2024

Fish infectious diseases are one of the main constraints aquaculture sector. The use medicinal plants provides a sustainable way protection using safe, eco-friendly compounds in more cost-effective treatment, compared to antibiotics. aim present study is assessment Artemisia arborescens (AA) feed-supplementation effects on gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata). with an average initial body weight 109.43 ± 3.81 g, were divided into two groups based AA feed composition (A25 and A50). Following months ad libitum feeding, effect diets fish length measured. serum mucus analyzed for non-specific immune parameters (nitric oxide, lysozyme, myeloperoxidase, protease-/anti-protease activity, complement), antibody responses, oxidative stress (cytochrome P450 1A1, metallothionein), metabolism markers (total protein, alkaline phosphatase, glucose). Expression levels antioxidants (sod1, gpx1), cytokines (il-1b, il-10, tfgb1, tnfa), hepcidin, heat shock protein grp75 genes measured spleen samples. A results analysis indicated that A. as supplement has compromised positive growth performance, response, blood seabream. Overall, suitability efficient food health improvement was investigated, setting basis its application Mediterranean aquaculture.

Language: Английский

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A scientometric analysis of heavy metals pollution in coastal areas (2003 – 2023)

E3S Web of Conferences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 527, P. 02011 - 02011

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

This systematic review addresses the crucial issue of heavy metal pollution in coastal areas, a growing concern due to its adverse effects on ecosystems and human health. The study compiles analyzes data from numerous research articles, surveys, environmental reports provide comprehensive overview current state regions worldwide. aims identify most prevalent metals these their sources, pathways through which they enter environment. It also examines impact pollutants marine life, ecosystems, populations that depend resources. Specifically, it investigates mechanisms accumulation biomagnification food webs, highlighting potential risks In addition, explores effectiveness mitigation remediation strategies implemented globally combat contamination. By synthesizing various studies, this holistic understanding while identifying gaps suggesting directions for future studies. analysis serves as valuable resource scientists, policy-makers, stakeholders involved conservation public

Language: Английский

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The Arsenic Bioremediation Using Genetically Engineered Microbial Strains on Aquatic Environments: An Updated Overview

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(17), P. e36314 - e36314

Published: Aug. 23, 2024

Heavy metal contamination threatens the aquatic environment and human health. Different physical chemical procedures have been adopted in many regions; however, their adoption is usually limited since they take longer time, are more expensive, ineffective polluted areas with high heavy contents. Thus, biological remediation considered a suitable applicable method for treating contaminates due to its aquatic-friendly features. Bacteria possess an active metabolism that enables them thrive develop highly contaminated water bodies arsenic (As). They achieve this by utilizing genetic structure selectively target As deactivate toxic influences. Therefore, review extensively inspects bacterial reactions interactions As. In addition, literature demonstrated potential of certain genetically engineered strains upregulate expression activity specific genes associated detoxification. The resistant mechanisms bacteria exhibit significant variation depending on genetics type bacterium, which strongly affected criteria surrounding environment. Moreover, has attempted establish scientific connections between existing knowledge suggested sustainable methods removing from strains. We shall outline primary techniques employed bioremediate environments. Additionally, we will define obstacles face wide application modified bioremediation open bodies. This can serve as future studies aiming implement real-time techniques. synergies technology other suggested, be bioremediation.

Language: Английский

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Cadmium (Cd) Tolerance and Phytoremediation Potential in Fiber Crops: Research Updates and Future Breeding Efforts

Agronomy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(11), P. 2713 - 2713

Published: Nov. 17, 2024

Heavy metal pollution is one of the most devastating abiotic factors, significantly damaging crops and human health. One serious problems it causes a rise in cadmium (Cd) toxicity. Cd highly toxic with negative biological role, enters plants via soil–plant system. stress induces series disorders plants’ morphological, physiological, biochemical processes initiates inhibition seed germination, ultimately resulting reduced growth. Fiber such as kenaf, jute, hemp, cotton, flax have high industrial importance often face issue Various techniques been introduced to counter rising threats toxicity, including reducing content soil, mitigating effects stress, genetic improvements plant tolerance against this stress. For decades, breeders trying develop Cd-tolerant fiber through identification transformation novel genes. Still, complex mechanism has hindered progress breeding. These are ideal candidates for phytoremediation heavy metals contaminated soils. Hence, increased uptake, accumulation, translocation below-ground parts (roots) above-ground (shoots, leaves, stems) can help clean agricultural lands safe use food crops. Earlier studies indicated that detoxification, developing these stresses genes fruitful approaches. This review aims highlight role some conventional molecular key Molecular mainly involve QTL mapping GWAS. However, more focus given transcriptome TFs analysis explore potential genomic regions involved will serve source valuable information on crops, allowing further in-depth analyses identify critical breeding, like engineering CRISPR/Cas9.

Language: Английский

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Plastic Pollution in Paradise: Analyzing Plastic Litter on Malta's Beaches and Assessing the Release of Potentially Toxic Elements

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

This study compares plastic litter on two beaches in Malta, Golden Bay and Rivera Beach, focusing abundance, characteristics, sources, the influence of human activity pollution. Conducted March 2023 during low-tourist season, 13 sediment samples were collected from a depth 5 cm using systematic square sampling method. The was quantified sorted by size, shape, color, polymer type, concentrations potentially toxic elements (PTEs) measured (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, Fe via ICP-OES). results showed significantly higher quantities at Bay, with microplastics being dominant. composition varied notably between beaches, PTE plastics double those Beach. provides valuable insights into coastal pollution dynamics, especially tourism-affected areas.

Language: Английский

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Trace metal accumulations in commercially important fish and crab species from impacted tropical estuary, India: implications on human health risk assessment

Environmental Geochemistry and Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 47(1)

Published: Dec. 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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Plastic Pollution in Paradise: Analyzing Plastic Litter on Malta’s Beaches and Assessing the Release of Potentially Toxic Elements

Toxics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(8), P. 568 - 568

Published: Aug. 3, 2024

This study investigates plastic litter on two beaches in Malta, Golden Bay and Rivera Beach, with a focus abundance, characteristics, sources, the influence of human activity pollution levels. Conducted March 2023 during low-tourist season, 13 sediment samples were collected from depth 5 cm using systematic square sampling method. Plastic was quantified sorted by size, shape, color, polymer type, concentrations potentially toxic elements (PTEs) measured (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, Fe via ICP-OES). exhibited significantly higher quantities (53.9 ± 4.3 n/m

Language: Английский

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Survey on the presence of floating microplastics, trace metals and metalloids in seawater from Southern Italy to the United States of America

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 117507 - 117507

Published: Dec. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Mitigating pollutants in textile dye wastewater with Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. and Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench: A study on treatment efficacy

Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16, P. 100517 - 100517

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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