is there any side effects by using nano particles as fertilizers?
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ome problems associated with agriculture
Chemicals in the form of tiny nanoparticles have been shown to spread throughout a crop plant and affect growth and soil fertility.
The agricultural use of nanoparticles is increasing in agriculture but their environmental impact is not well understood and the effects are not just from the use of nanoparticles in agrichemicals, but from other environmental sources too.
Nanoparticles present in exhaust gases from motor vehicles and some fertilisers have been shown to affect soybean growth and the health of soil the crops are grown in. Soybean is a crop of huge commercial importance and is the world’s 5th largest crop and is the largest source of natural edible oil and plant protein.
Bacteria in the roots of soybean (a legume) help the absorption and production of essential nutrients.
Legume plants have roots that can nitrogen ‘fixing’ bacteria
Zinc oxide and cerium oxide nanoparticles have been shown to affect soybean plant growth, though the effect is small in the presence of low levels of these nanoparticles.
Cerium oxide has been shown to completely inhibit the plants ability to fix nitrogen in the roots.
Zinc oxide nanoparticles are toxic to mammalian cells grown under laboratory conditions but their effects on passing through food chains is unknown.
Zinc and cerium compounds can build up in the plants with potentially damaging effects.
Zinc oxide is a common component in the cosmetics industry and ends up as a contaminant in the solid waste from sewage treatment and this product is used as an organic fertiliser.
Cerium oxide is used in some diesel fuels to improve combustion efficiency and reduce carbon/hydrocarbon particulate emissions.
The nanoparticles have been shown to harm bacteria important for plant growth, though their effects are relatively small, how the plant is affected is not fully understood.
In the agricultural science community there is concern that widespread long-term use of nanoparticle may spread into the environment with unforeseen effects on plants and animals (including implications for the health of humans too!)
Some problems associated with agriculture:
Chemicals in the form of tiny nanoparticles have been shown to spread throughout a crop plant and affect growth and soil fertility.
The agricultural use of nanoparticles is increasing in agriculture but their environmental impact is not well understood and the effects are not just from the use of nanoparticles in agrichemicals, but from other environmental sources too.
Nanoparticles present in exhaust gases from motor vehicles and some fertilisers have been shown to affect soybean growth and the health of soil the crops are grown in. Soybean is a crop of huge commercial importance and is the world’s 5th largest crop and is the largest source of natural edible oil and plant protein.
Bacteria in the roots of soybean (a legume) help the absorption and production of essential nutrients.
Legume plants have roots that can nitrogen ‘fixing’ bacteria
Zinc oxide and cerium oxide nanoparticles have been shown to affect soybean plant growth, though the effect is small in the presence of low levels of these nanoparticles.
Cerium oxide has been shown to completely inhibit the plants ability to fix nitrogen in the roots.
Zinc oxide nanoparticles are toxic to mammalian cells grown under laboratory conditions but their effects on passing through food chains is unknown.
Zinc and cerium compounds can build up in the plants with potentially damaging effects.
Zinc oxide is a common component in the cosmetics industry and ends up as a contaminant in the solid waste from sewage treatment and this product is used as an organic fertiliser.
Cerium oxide is used in some diesel fuels to improve combustion efficiency and reduce carbon/hydrocarbon particulate emissions.
The nanoparticles have been shown to harm bacteria important for plant growth, though their effects are relatively small, how the plant is affected is not fully understood.
In the agricultural science community there is concern that widespread long-term use of nanoparticle may spread into the environment with unforeseen effects on plants and animals (including implications for the health of humans too!)
Nivassundar
yes the fertilizers will get spoil
Mark Davis on “Fighting Cancer with Nanoparticles” … The implication is that there is probably not a single protein biomarker that can …. types of drugs—and, we’re not seeing any new side effects due to the nanoparticles themselves.
Mark Davis on “Fighting Cancer with Nanoparticles” … The implication is that there is probably not a single protein biomarker that can …. types of drugs—and, we’re not seeing any new side effects due to the nanoparticles themselves.
R.CHANDRASEKAR
Mark Davis on “Fighting Cancer with Nanoparticles” … The implication is that there is probably not a single protein biomarker that can …. types of drugs—and, we’re not seeing any new side effects due to the nanoparticles themselves.
yes there are side effects.