Assessing phytotoxicity and tolerance levels of ZnO nanoparticles on Raphanus sativus: implications for widespread adoptions

• Pathirannahalage Sahan Samuditha,
• Nadeesh Madusanka Adassooriya and
• Nazeera Salim

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 115–125, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.11

• toxicity of nanoscale agrochemicals and the unknown risks to the environment and humans have been gaining greater attention [9]. The application of ZnO NPs to the soil as fertilizers and pesticides has given rise to increasing usage of ZnO NPs in consumer products and agriculture [15]. The global yearly

Sulfur nanocomposites with insecticidal effect for the control of Bactericera cockerelli

• Lany S. Araujo-Yépez,
• Juan O. Tigrero-Salas,
• Vicente A. Delgado-Rodríguez,
• Vladimir A. Aguirre-Yela and
• Josué N. Villota-Méndez

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1106–1115, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.91

• not only improves the yield; it also reduces the amount of required pesticide and environmental hazards [16]. Sulfur is considered one of the oldest pesticides used in agriculture for the treatment of a wide range of plant diseases [17]. Elemental sulfur in nanoparticulate forms can be generated by

A graphene quantum dots–glassy carbon electrode-based electrochemical sensor for monitoring malathion

• Sanju Tanwar,
• Aditi Sharma and
• Dhirendra Mathur

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 701–710, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.56

• between 1 to 30 µM using differential pulse voltammetry, which resulted in a limit of detection of 0.62 nM. GQDs can thus be used to develop electrochemical sensors for the detection of pesticides in water. Keywords: cyclic voltammetry; differential pulse voltammetry; electrochemical impedance

• spectroscopy; electrochemical sensor; graphene quantum dots; malathion; Introduction Global population growth makes food production more challenging, and pesticides are therefore used in agriculture in greater quantities than in the past to maintain and increase crop yields [1][2]. Pesticides containing

• organophosphates are widely used due to their availability as efficient, low-cost pesticides. It is important to recognize, however, that excessive pesticide use poses a negative impact on the environment and human health because of biomagnification and persistence [3]. One example of an organophosphate

Bismuth-based nanostructured photocatalysts for the remediation of antibiotics and organic dyes

• Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo and
• Faisal Suleiman Mustafa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 291–321, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.26

• polluted areas because of the detrimental effects on human health and aquatic ecosystems. The improper disposal of industrial and agricultural pollutants (such as organic dyes, pesticides, and pharmaceutical residues) in water systems is becoming more and more of a global health threat. Over two billion

Non-stoichiometric magnetite as catalyst for the photocatalytic degradation of phenol and 2,6-dibromo-4-methylphenol – a new approach in water treatment

• Joanna Kisała,
• Anna Tomaszewska and
• Przemysław Kolek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1531–1540, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.126

• , ozonation, Fenton chemistry, and photocatalysis have been successfully used to remove persistent organic pollutants (POPs) or as a pre-treatment in conventional or biological methods [10]. Ozonation is an AOP technique that has been widely used to remove organic compounds such as drugs, pesticides

Recent trends in Bi-based nanomaterials: challenges, fabrication, enhancement techniques, and environmental applications

• Vishal Dutta,
• Ankush Chauhan,
• Ritesh Verma,
• C. Gopalkrishnan and
• Van-Huy Nguyen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1316–1336, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.109

Studies of probe tip materials by atomic force microscopy: a review

• Ke Xu and
• Yuzhe Liu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1256–1267, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.104

• methods can achieve enriched species. Sharpening methods can achieve enriched tip functionality. After preparation, metal nanoclusters have been widely used to detect metal ions, proteins, nucleic acids, and other substances, but few have been done to detect pesticides. Huang et al. [26] used metal

Recent advances in green carbon dots (2015–2022): synthesis, metal ion sensing, and biological applications

• Aisha Kanwal,
• Naheed Bibi,
• Sajjad Hyder,
• Arif Muhammad,
• Hao Ren,
• Jiangtao Liu and
• Zhongli Lei

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1068–1107, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.93

Solar-light-driven LaFe_xNi_1−xO₃ perovskite oxides for photocatalytic Fenton-like reaction to degrade organic pollutants

• Chao-Wei Huang,
• Shu-Yu Hsu,
• Jun-Han Lin,
• Yun Jhou,
• Wei-Yu Chen,
• Kun-Yi Andrew Lin,
• Yu-Tang Lin and
• Van-Huy Nguyen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 882–895, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.79

• industry often contains biological drugs, such as antibiotics and pesticides. These drug residues in various industries would enter the drinking water source. It threatens human health and makes bacteria and viruses resistant to drugs, significantly impacting the environment [5]. Notably, wastewater

A nonenzymatic reduced graphene oxide-based nanosensor for parathion

• Sarani Sen,
• Anurag Roy,
• Ambarish Sanyal and
• Parukuttyamma Sujatha Devi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 730–744, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.65

• /bjnano.13.65 Abstract Organophosphate-based pesticides (e.g., parathion (PT)) have toxic effects on human health through their residues. Therefore, cost-effective and rapid detection strategies need to be developed to ensure the consuming food is free of any organophosphate-residue. This work proposed

• ; graphene oxide; nonenzymatic approach; parathion; pesticides; square-wave voltammetry; Introduction Crop production is constantly increasing to fulfil the demands of the growing population. The protection of crops against insects is a big challenge for our society. Pesticides have indiscriminately been

• used in all sectors of agriculture. Among the various pesticides available for the aforementioned purpose, organophosphates (OPs) are commonly employed in agriculture, households, gardens, and veterinary practices. This practice also jeopardizes food safety in all stages of the food supply chain, even

A review on the biological effects of nanomaterials on silkworm (Bombyx mori)

• Sandra Senyo Fometu,
• Guohua Wu,
• Lin Ma and
• Joan Shine Davids

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 190–202, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.15

• germination of seeds prove that the incorporation of nanotechnology in agriculture can boost crop production and the use of nanoscale pesticides [35] can improve crop protection. Silica is an example of a nanomaterial used in the formulation of nanoscale pesticides, which are used to control pest incidence

• ]. Chemical residues from the application of fungicides and pesticides to crops may contaminate mulberry leaves [137] and lead to damage or death of important tissues and organs when ingested by the silkworm. Li et al. [137] studied the effects of feeding TiO2 NPs as a treatment to phoxim-exposed silkworms

Cu₂O nanoparticles for the degradation of methyl parathion

• Juan Rizo,
• David Díaz,
• Benito Reyes-Trejo and
• M. Josefina Arellano-Jiménez

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1546–1555, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.137

• University of Texas at Dallas, Texas 75080, United States 10.3762/bjnano.11.137 Abstract Methyl parathion (MP) is one of the most neurotoxic pesticides. An inexpensive and reliable one-step degradation method of MP was achieved through an aqueous suspension of copper(I) oxide nanoparticles (NPs). Three

• . Keywords: copper(I) oxide (Cu2O); Cu2O nanoparticles; degradation; methyl parathion; surface basicity; Introduction Organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) are one of many kinds of pesticides that have attracted some attention mainly due to their neurotoxic effect [1][2][3]. The primary mechanism of action of

• parathion (MP), is among the most acutely toxic pesticides used in agriculture [4][5][6]. MP includes other risks for human health, such as the induction of changes in tertiary villi of the placenta of women exposed to this OPP [7]. It has been estimated that in the year 2020 about 153,000 metric tons of

Ultrasensitive detection of cadmium ions using a microcantilever-based piezoresistive sensor for groundwater

• Dinesh Rotake,
• Anand Darji and
• Nitin Kale

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1242–1253, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.108

• , cement manufacturing units, electroplating industry, manufacturing units of PVC, Ni–Cd batteries, fertilizers, pesticides, photovoltaic devices, soil, and sediments. Cadmium is a highly toxic heavy metal ion (HMI). Cadmium poisoning may cause fatigue, headaches, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, bone

Layered double hydroxide/sepiolite hybrid nanoarchitectures for the controlled release of herbicides

• Ediana Paula Rebitski,
• Margarita Darder and
• Pilar Aranda

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1679–1690, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.163

• the above mentioned applications, in particular, for uses as host substrate in the immobilization of active species (e.g., drugs, pesticides, and DNA) for controlled-delivery applications [27][28][29]. LDH have been also used in the construction of different types of nanoarchitectonic materials. The

• kinetics depended on the nanoarchitecture composition and the method of preparation. The materials with higher LHD content showed slower release rates. The herbicide could be completely released from the hybrid nanoarchitectures, confirming their suitability for the controlled release of pesticides in

Photoactive nanoarchitectures based on clays incorporating TiO₂ and ZnO nanoparticles

• Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky,
• Pilar Aranda,
• Marwa Akkari,
• Nithima Khaorapapong and
• Makoto Ogawa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1140–1156, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.114

• harmful organic compounds, such as pesticides, phenols, dyes, and pharmaceuticals drugs to water, CO2, and non-toxic inorganic residues under solar light or UV irradiation. Advantages such as low cost and chemical stability are essential requirements of this type of photocatalysts [25][26]. In addition

Biomimetic synthesis of Ag-coated glasswing butterfly arrays as ultra-sensitive SERS substrates for efficient trace detection of pesticides

• Guochao Shi,
• Mingli Wang,
• Yanying Zhu,
• Yuhong Wang,
• Xiaoya Yan,
• Xin Sun,
• Haijun Xu and
• Wanli Ma

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 578–588, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.59

• [29][30]. Application of the Ag-G.b.-20 SERS substrates for acephate detection The residues of organophosphorus pesticides pose a serious threat to public health and food safety. Hence, the sensitive detection of organophosphorus pesticides in vegetables and fruits has attracted wide attention. Among

SERS active Ag–SiO₂ nanoparticles obtained by laser ablation of silver in colloidal silica

• Cristina Gellini,
• Francesco Muniz-Miranda,
• Alfonso Pedone and
• Maurizio Muniz-Miranda

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2396–2404, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.224

• , solvents as acetonitrile and benzene, and contaminants as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides, dioxins, nitroaromatic derivatives, and many others. All these compounds are inadequate to interact strongly with silver, but could be captured by

• polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorine pesticides, dioxins, nitroaromatic derivatives, and many others. These molecules, which normally do not interact with silver, could be effectively adsorbed on silica nanoparticles. UV–visible absorption spectra of colloidal silica (A

Modeling adsorption of brominated, chlorinated and mixed bromo/chloro-dibenzo-p-dioxins on C₆₀ fullerene using Nano-QSPR

• Piotr Urbaszek,
• Agnieszka Gajewicz,
• Celina Sikorska,
• Maciej Haranczyk and
• Tomasz Puzyn

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 752–761, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.78

• interactions for organic compounds like pesticides or halogenated persistent organic pollutants [55][57][58][59]. All calculations were performed with the Gaussian 09 program [60]. Nano-QSPR modeling The Nano-QSPR method is based on the assumption that the variance in the physicochemical properties of

Photocatalysis applications of some hybrid polymeric composites incorporating TiO₂ nanoparticles and their combinations with SiO₂/Fe₂O₃

• Andreea Laura Chibac,
• Tinca Buruiana,
• Violeta Melinte and
• Emil C. Buruiana

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 272–286, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.30

• drugs, pesticides, dyes, and plastics. On the basis of this information, we tried to prepare stable photocatalytic materials with good activity against phenolic pollutants under UV–visible light starting from TiO2 NPs with and without Si–O–Si sequences and/or Fe2O3 NPs immobilized in a polymer network

Comparison of four functionalization methods of gold nanoparticles for enhancing the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

• Paula Ciaurriz,
• Fátima Fernández,
• Edurne Tellechea,
• Jose F. Moran and
• Aaron C. Asensio

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 244–253, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.27

• . With this methodology, it is possible to diagnose illness, allergies, alimentary fraud, and even to detect small molecules such as toxins, pesticides, heavy metals, etc. For this reason, any procedures that improve the detection limit, sensitivity or reduce the analysis time could have an important

Optimized design of a nanostructured SPCE-based multipurpose biosensing platform formed by ferrocene-tethered electrochemically-deposited cauliflower-shaped gold nanoparticles

• Wicem Argoubi,
• Maroua Saadaoui,
• Sami Ben Aoun and
• Noureddine Raouafi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1840–1852, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.187

• ]. Rapid diagnostics in war zones, remote areas or on-field monitoring of warfare agents, explosives, pesticides and herbicides are few among many applications of such a technology. The elaboration of sensors to satisfy these needs is highly regarded [4][5]. Screen-printed electrodes on polymeric

• oxidoreductase family of enzymes is an important class of enzymes that catalyze redox reactions. They are well-adapted for the construction of electrochemical enzyme-based biosensors for many applications such as blood sugar level measurement, phenol oxidation, and the detection of pesticides and herbicides [36

Nanotechnology in the real world: Redeveloping the nanomaterial consumer products inventory

• Marina E. Vance,
• Todd Kuiken,
• Eric P. Vejerano,
• Sean P. McGinnis,
• Michael F. Hochella Jr.,
• David Rejeski and
• Matthew S. Hull

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1769–1780, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.181

• needed to ensure safe and responsible use of those products. Nanomaterials are regulated without specific provisions in the U.S. as hazardous chemical substances and pesticides, under the EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) [13] and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA

Green preparation and spectroscopic characterization of plasmonic silver nanoparticles using fruits as reducing agents

• Jes Ærøe Hyllested,
• Marta Espina Palanco,
• Nicolai Hagen,
• Klaus Bo Mogensen and
• Katrin Kneipp

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 293–299, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.27

• material were taken from only the white part of the orange peel. All fruits were bought from the local supermarket. The pineapple came from South America. The oranges, sort “Valencia”, came from Italy, where they were grown without the use of pesticides. Time evolvement of UV–vis spectra of ≈1:10 orange

Glassy carbon electrodes modified with multiwalled carbon nanotubes for the determination of ascorbic acid by square-wave voltammetry

• Sushil Kumar and
• Victoria Vicente-Beckett

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 388–396, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.45

• in the presence of AA [17]. Jacobs et al. [19] reviewed the use of MWCNTs to obtain enhanced signals in the detection of substances such as carbohydrates, nucleic acids, glucose, pesticides, and serotonin, with similar reports relating to trace metals [20] and nitroaromatic compounds [21]. This study

Twofold role of calcined hydrotalcites in the degradation of methyl parathion pesticide

• Alvaro Sampieri,
• Geolar Fetter,
• María Elena Villafuerte-Castrejon,
• Adriana Tejeda-Cruz and
• Pedro Bosch

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 99–103, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.11

• concentrations. The symptoms of MP poisoning include, i.a., reduction of body weight, anemia and decreased brain acetylcholinesterase activity [2][3]. Although the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions [4] have forbidden hazardous pesticides including MP, this pesticide is still used for many corps. MP and

• organic anions to give hybrid materials, which have been recently studied as materials for drug delivery [22] or green pesticides [23]. As the basic properties of HTs depend on the metal composition and the M3+/(M3+ + M2+) ratio, [24][25][26], in this work we prepared HTs with different M2+ composition

• are promising nanolayer materials for the effective cleansing of water contaminated by organic pesticides. UV–vis spectra of MP solution after being in contact with Mg–Al (a), Zn–Al (b) and Ni–Al. (c) hydrotalcite oxides, MP: methyl parathion, p-NP = p-nitrophenol. Conversion of MP to p-NP from waste