Overview
- Offers a concise overview of applications, monitoring, toxicity, and regulatory aspects
- Covers both crops and animal husbandry
- Written by international experts
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Emerging Nanotechnologies
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Detection, Delivery and Treatment
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Toxicity Issues and Public Perception
Keywords
- Balanced Fertilization
- Consumer Acceptance of Agrifood Nanotechnology
- Delivery of Antimicrobials
- Ecotoxicology of Nanoparticles
- Gene Transfer in Plants
- Nanobiosensors in Food
- Nanofertilizers and Smart Delivery
- Nanopesticides and Nanoherbicides
- Nanotechnology and Animal Health
- Nanotechnology and Milk Production
- Uptake and Accumulation of Engineered Nanomaterials
- water quality and water pollution
About this book
This book presents a comprehensive overview of new and emerging nanotechnologies. It includes aspects of nanoparticle monitoring, toxicity, and public perception, and covers applications that address both crop growing and treatment of agricultural wastewater. Topics include nanoagrochemicals (nanofertilizers, -pesticides, -herbicides), nanobiosensors, and nanotechnologies for food processing, packaging, and storage, crop improvement and plant disease control. The group of expert authors is led by an experienced team of editors.
Editors and Affiliations
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nanotechnologies in Food and Agriculture
Editors: Mahendra Rai, Caue Ribeiro, Luiz Mattoso, Nelson Duran
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14024-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-14023-0Published: 14 April 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38244-9Published: 09 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-14024-7Published: 31 March 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 347
Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Food Science, Agriculture, Nanochemistry, Biotechnology, Public Health, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution