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New Pesticides and Soil Sensors
1st Edition - February 10, 2017
Editor: Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780128042991
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eBook ISBN:9780128043707
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New Pesticides and Soil Sensors, a volume in the Nanotechnology in the Agri-Food Industry series, is a practical resource that demonstrates how nanotechnology is a highly attractiv…Read more
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New Pesticides and Soil Sensors, a volume in the Nanotechnology in the Agri-Food Industry series, is a practical resource that demonstrates how nanotechnology is a highly attractive tool that offers new options for the formulation of ‘nanopesticides’. Recent advances in nanopesticide research is reviewed and divided into several themes, including improvement of the water solubility of poorly soluble pesticide active ingredients to improve bioavailability and the encapsulation of pesticide active ingredients within permeable nanoparticles with the aim of releasing pesticide active ingredients in a controlled or targeted manner, while also protecting active ingredients from premature photo-degradation.
Provides examples of pesticide formulations that contain inorganic and organic nanoparticles
Includes general principles and the most recent applications of chemical sensors and multisensory systems for the assessment of soils and main soil nutrition component detection
Presents the main benefits and drawbacks of chemical sensors and their employment in soil analysis for further applications
Describes current issues of pesticide use, environmental contamination, bioaccumulation, and increases in pest resistance which demands a reduction in the quantity of pesticides applied for crop and stored product protection
Professionals, Researchers, academic staff and students across all of food science
List of Contributors
Series Foreword
Series preface
Volume Preface
1: Lessons from inter-regn communication for the development of novel, ecofriendly pesticides
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Classification of Pesticides
3. Pesticides Toxicity and Carcinogenicity
4. Biopesticides
5. Pesticides Biodecontamination by Bacterial Lactonases
6. Conclusions
2: New pesticides: a cutting-edge view of contributions from nanotechnology for the development of sustainable agricultural pest control
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. New Generation Pesticides
3. Safe Carriers: New-Generation Nanocides
4. Nanobiosensors for Pesticide Detection and Degradation
5. Nanotechnology and Insect Pest Management
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgment
3: Nanopesticides: preparation, targeting, and controlled release
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Nanoinsecticides
3. Nanoherbicides
4. Nanofungicides
5. Nanonematicides
6. Nanoformulations
7. Ecotoxicology of Nanomaterials and Related Regulations
8. Conclusions
4: Nanopesticides: a new paradigm in crop protection
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Types of Pesticide Nanocarriers
3. Polymer-Based Nanopesticide Delivery Systems
4. Lipid-Based Nanopesticide Delivery Systems
5. Noanosized Metals and Metal Oxides
6. Porous Silica Nanoparticles
7. Clay-Based Nanomaterials and Layered Double Hydroxides
8. Nanoemulsions
9. Microemulsions
10. Nanosuspensions
11. Conclusions and Future Perspectives
5: Nanopesticides: a review of current research and perspectives
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Nanoscale Particles for Agriculture: Definition, Concepts and Perspectives
3. Pesticides as Nanoemulsions and Nanodispersions
4. Polymer-Based Nanopesticides
5. Solid Nanoparticles as Nanopesticides
6. Toxicity and Environmental Impacts
7. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
6: An overview of nanopesticides in the framework of European legislation
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Nanopesticides
3. Pesticide Legislation at European Level
4. Nanopesticides Within the Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009
5. Physicochemical Considerations for Analytical Instruments With Nanopesticides
6. Opportunities of Nanopesticides Within the Directive 2009/128/EC of Sustainable Use
7. Conclusions
7: Is nanotechnology a promising field for insect pest control in IPM programs?
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Nanotechnology in Agriculture
3. Nanotech Sensor
4. Application of Nanotechnology in Agricultural Production
5. Nanoparticles for Ecological Remediation
6. Nanotechnology Risks and Regulation
7. Nanoparticles—A Green Revolution in Future
8. Is Nanobio-Farming? A Future of Farming
9. Conclusions
8: Botanical pesticides with virucidal, bactericidal, and fungicidal activity
3. Biopesticides With Activity Against Viral, Bacterial, and Fungal Pests
4. Conclusions
9: Present and perspectives in pesticides biosensors development and contribution of nanotechnology
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Electrochemical Biosensing Techniques Used for Pesticides Detection
3. Optical and Imaging Biosensing Methods
4. Immunosensors
5. Whole-Cell Based Biosensors
6. Conclusions
10: Pesticides and antimicrobial resistance: from environmental compartments to animal and human infections
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
11: Molecular mechanisms of pesticides toxicity
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Organophosphorus Pesticides
3. Organochlorine Pesticides
4. Pyrethroids
5. Dithiocarbamates
6. Herbicides
7. Endocrine Disruption—A Major Mechanism of Pesticides Toxicity
8. Conclusions
12: A simple whole cell microbial biosensors to monitor soil pollution
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Soil Contamination Around the World
3. Conventional Methods for Assessing Soil Pollutants
4. Microbial Biosensor
5. Conclusions
13: Flow analysis as an analytical tool for soil monitoring: from wet chemistry assays to nanomaterials based sample preparation
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Monitoring of Soils Using Flow Analysis
3. Conclusions and Future Perspectives
Acknowledgments
14: Smart nanosensors for pesticide detection
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. The Need for Biomonitoring
3. Nanomaterials
4. Nanosensors
5. Nanobiosensors
6. Types of Nanobiosensors
7. Conclusions and Future Challenges
15: Soil sensors: detailed insight into research updates, significance, and future prospects
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Soil Types and Their Properties
3. Important Parameters Determining Quality of Soil, as Well as Its Fertility
4. Need for Soil Monitoring
5. Soil Monitoring Using Soil Sensors
6. Future Prospects
16: Nanosensors for detection of pesticides in water
Abstract
1. Water in the World
2. Pesticides as Water Pollutants
3. Analytical Techniques for Water Pollutant Detection
4. Nanobiosensors
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
17: Chemical sensors for soil analysis: principles and applications
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Sensory Analysis of Main Soil Nutrients
3. Microelements and Pollutants Analysis in Soils
4. Colorimetric and Optical Sensors for Soil Analysis
5. Bacterial Sensors (Bioassays) for Soil Analysis
6. Multisensory Soil Analysis
7. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
18: Surface plasmon resonance based nanosensors for detection of triazinic pesticides in agricultural foods
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Surface Plasmon Resonance
3. Molecular Imprinting
4. Applications of Surface Plasmon Resonance by Molecularly Imprinted Systems
5. Conclusions
19: Scientometric overview in nanopesticides
Abstract
1. Overview
2. Nanopesticides
3. Conclusions
Index
No. of pages: 792
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: February 10, 2017
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780128042991
eBook ISBN: 9780128043707
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Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu
Dr. Grumezescu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, in the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, with a second affiliation to the Faculty of Medical Engineering, at the Politehnica University of Bucharest in Romania. He is an experienced and oft-published researcher and editor in the field of nano and biomaterials, and he is the Editor-in-Chief of three journals: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Letters and Applied NanoBioScience, and Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Bulletin. He also serves as editor or guest editor for several notable journals. Dr. Grumezescu has published 150 peer-reviewed papers, 20 book chapters, 6 co-authored books and 11 edited books.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science and Faculty of Medical Engineering, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania
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