Cytotoxic Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on Plants: A Potential Threat to the Environment and Its Management
Year: 2023
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Nanomaterials are nowadays very common in our daily used products. The most prevalent nanoparticles that we encounter are silver nanoparticles. Almost all electronic appliances, including mobile phones, contain a certain amount of silver nanoparticles. Due to the unmanaged and unforeseen disposal of products containing nanomaterials over the years, silver nanoparticles have become almost omnipresent in the environment in different forms and concentrations. Research has shown that silver nanoparticles, in their lower size range with higher concentration and longer exposure time, can cause severe toxic effects on the plant cell cycle, growth, and development. Therefore, to restrict the encroachment of nanoparticle-containing waste or nano-waste into the environment, there should be a specialized management system that can assess, categorize, and formulate suitable strategies for the safe disposal of those nanowastes.
Author: Alokemoy Basu
Institution: Krishnagar Government College
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4392893229