Nanotechnology Approaches for the Remediation of Agricultural Polluted Soils

ACS Omega, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 9(12), С. 13522 - 13533

Опубликована: Март 13, 2024

Soil pollution from various anthropogenic and natural activities poses a significant threat to the environment human health. This study explored sources types of soil emphasized need for innovative remediation approaches. Nanotechnology, including use nanoparticles, is promising approach remediation. Diverse nanomaterials, nanobiosorbents nanobiosurfactants, have shown great potential in processes. Nanotechnology approaches are multifaceted. Reduction reactions immobilization techniques demonstrate versatility nanomaterials mitigating pollution. Nanomicrobial-based bioremediation further enhances efficiency pollutant degradation agricultural soils. A literature-based screening was conducted using different search engines, PubMed, Web Science, Google Scholar, 2010 2023. Keywords such as "soil pollution, nanotechnology, nanoremediation, heavy metal remediation, remediation" combinations these were used. The metals nanotechnology has demonstrated results offers an eco-friendly sustainable solution address this critical issue. Nanobioremediation robust strategy combatting organic contamination soils, pesticides herbicides. nanophytoremediation, which assist plants extracting detoxifying pollutants, represents cutting-edge environmentally friendly tackling

Язык: Английский

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A review on the encapsulation of “eco-friendly” compounds in natural polymer-based nanoparticles as next generation nano-agrochemicals for sustainable agriculture and crop management

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 280, С. 136030 - 136030

Опубликована: Сен. 25, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Zein-Based Nanoparticles as Active Platforms for Sustainable Applications: Recent Advances and Perspectives

Nanomaterials, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(5), С. 414 - 414

Опубликована: Фев. 23, 2024

Nanomaterials, due to their unique structural and functional features, are widely investigated for potential applications in a wide range of industrial sectors. In this context, protein-based nanoparticles, given proteins’ abundance, non-toxicity, stability, offer promising sustainable methodology encapsulation protection, can be used engineered nanocarriers that capable releasing active compounds on demand. Zein is plant-based protein extracted from corn, it biocompatible, biodegradable, amphiphilic. Several approaches technologies currently involved zein-based nanoparticle preparation, such as antisolvent precipitation, spray drying, supercritical processes, coacervation, emulsion procedures. Thanks peculiar characteristics, nanoparticles targeted application fields drug delivery, bioimaging, or soft tissue engineering, reported by others. The main goal review investigate the use different advanced including food/food packaging, cosmetics, agriculture, which attracting researchers’ efforts, exploit future development zein NPs field cultural heritage, still relatively unexplored. Moreover, presented overview focuses several preparation methods (i.e., spry drying), correlating analyzed methodologies NPs’ properties capability act carriers bioactive compounds, both preserve activity tune release specific working conditions.

Язык: Английский

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Promising applications on the use of medicinal and aromatic plants in agriculture

Discover Agriculture, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 3(1)

Опубликована: Март 24, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Bioacaricides in Crop Protection—What Is the State of Play?

Insects, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(1), С. 95 - 95

Опубликована: Янв. 17, 2025

Growing demands for environmentally safe and sustainable pest management have increased interest in biopesticides as alternatives to synthetic chemical pesticides. This review presents the current status of bioacaricides, defined commercial biopesticide products based on microorganisms (microbial acaricides) biologically active substances microbial, plant or animal origin (biochemicals semiochemicals) used crop protection against spider mites (Tetranychidae) other plant-feeding mites. The most important microbial bioacaricides are mycopesticides, which manufactured from living propagules Beauveria bassiana s.l. several acaropathogenic fungi. Products avermectins milbemycins, secondary metabolites actinomycetes, well-known examples biochemicals origin. Among origin, widely date been pyrethrum—obtained Dalmatian daisy, Tanacetum cinerariifolium (Asteraceae)—and azadirachtin, obtained Indian neem tree, Azadirachta indica (Meliaceae). In recent years, essential oils aromatic plants belonging families Lamiaceae, Myrtaceae, Rutaceae others also gained increasing importance market. Special emphasis this is given compatibility with predatory family Phytoseiidae biological control agents integrated

Язык: Английский

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Carbohydrate-based polymer nanocarriers for environmentally friendly applications

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 103415 - 103415

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Nanobiopesticides: Sustainability Aspects and Safety Concerns

Environments, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 12(3), С. 74 - 74

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

The use of chemical pesticides has significantly improved crop yields and global food security but poses risks to environment human health. To address this, nanobiopesticides, combining nanomaterials biopesticide, have emerged as a potential alternative. Therefore, this article evaluates their sustainability safety through literature review using Scopus. results indicate that nanobiopesticides offer advantages over conventional pesticides, including greater precision, controlled release, reduced dosage requirements. An illustrative Life Cycle Assessment conducted in study confirmed they potentially more than commercial showing reductions environmental impacts from −6% −99%. However, several gaps remain related the effect nanoparticles on non-target organisms biodiversity, bioaccumulation, persistence ecosystems, ecotoxicological safety. Additionally, regulatory frameworks major agricultural markets are complex fragmented, hindering large-scale adoption. Currently, commercially available countries such U.S., India, Brazil, primarily for pest control crops like rice, maize, vegetables. Their market presence is growing, yet widespread implementation will depend clearer regulations further research long-term impacts.

Язык: Английский

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Risk Assessment of Effects of Essential Oils on Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.)

Insects, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(3), С. 303 - 303

Опубликована: Март 14, 2025

The toxicity of synthetic pesticides to non-target organisms has prompted a shift towards more environmentally friendly agricultural pest control methods, including the use essential oils as possible biopesticides. Before these natural chemicals can be widely adopted for protecting food supplies and human health, it is crucial evaluate their impacts on pollinators, such honey bees. In this study, we examined effects one commercially available oil mixture (EcoTec+) four components (β-bisabolene, cinnamaldehyde, 1,8-cineole, eugenol) bee workers using feeding or spray treatment. We then assessed responses esterase (EST), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), acetylcholine (AChE), P450. EcoTec+ increased P450 transcript, while bisabolene inhibited EST AChE, GST, caused mixed response without being lethal. Cinnamaldehyde exhibited when ingested, suppressing eliciting in AChE. Cineole but response. Eugenol suppressed AChE was toxic contact. also assayed combinations each compound with formulations representative major pesticide categories, though no significant interactions were found. Overall, tested did not cause acute lethal bees; however, biochemical varied, mostly remaining sublethal. These findings suggest that could considered safe around

Язык: Английский

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Opinion: Hybrid nanoparticle systems – Two-way delivery approach for agriculture

Plant Nano Biology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 6, С. 100053 - 100053

Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2023

Nanometric carriers have great potential for promoting agrochemical target delivery and dose reduction while transforming agriculture into a more sustainable environment. Many nanoplatforms, such as metal, polymeric, clay, carbon-based, are developed differently. However, new possibilities of mixture between nanomaterials explored by scientists called hybrid nanoparticles. The information about these nanosystems was focused on development characterization, non-target effects, uptake nanoparticles applied to reach root or foliar pathways in plants. In this scenario, lack application exists can be the future. Hybrid smart carrier deliver agrochemicals two-way approach routes simultaneously advance nanocarrier strategies depends design considering nanomaterial characteristics main gaps recent reports discussed here. Furthermore, platforms been suggested enable agricultural applications farming systems.

Язык: Английский

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Opinion: Smart nanofertilizers for growth enhancement and stress resilience in agriculture

Plant Nano Biology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 100095 - 100095

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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