Phytotoxicity of Nanoparticles
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- 1: Nanoparticle Uptake by Plants: Beneficial or Detrimental? -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Nanoparticle Physicochemical Properties -- 1.3 Nanoparticles in Agriculture -- 1.3.1 Pesticides and Fertilizers -- 1.3.2 Nanoparticle Soil Interaction and Accumulation -- 1.4 Nanoparticle Uptake in Plants -- 1.4.1 Nanoparticle Uptake Routes -- 1.4.2 Nanoparticle Composition-Dependent Uptake in Plants -- 1.4.3 Nanoparticle Size-Dependent Plant Uptake -- 1.4.4 Nanoparticle Crystalline Structure-Dependent Plant Uptake -- 1.4.5 Nanoparticle Charge-Dependent Plant Uptake -- 1.5 Detrimental Effect of Nanoparticles in Plants -- 1.5.1 Composition and Plant-Specific Phytotoxicity -- 1.5.2 Plant Growth Inhibition -- 1.5.3 Nutrient Depletion in Nanoparticle-Contaminated Plants -- 1.5.4 Nanoparticle-Induced Genotoxicity -- 1.5.5 Nanoparticle Transgenerational Effects in Plants -- 1.6 Beneficial Effects of Nanoparticles in Plants -- 1.7 Nanoparticle Toxicity in Humans and Animals -- 1.7.1 Nanoparticle Physicochemical Characteristic-Dependent Toxicity -- 1.7.2 Nanoparticle Internalization and Biodistribution -- 1.7.2.1 Inhalation, Ingestion, and Dermal Exposure -- 1.7.2.2 Nanoparticle Persistence and Disease -- 1.7.2.3 Nanoparticle Size-Dependent Accumulation -- 1.7.2.4 Nanoparticle Corona -- 1.7.2.5 Nanoparticle Uptake by Cells -- 1.7.3 Nanoparticle Association to Respiratory Diseases -- 1.7.4 Nanoparticle Association to Cardiovascular Diseases -- 1.7.5 Nanoparticles in the Central Nervous System -- 1.7.6 Nanoparticle Toxicity Following Maternal Exposure -- 1.7.7 Nanoparticles in the Liver, Kidneys, and Other Organs -- 1.7.8 Toxicity of Nanoparticles with Various Compositions -- 1.7.8.1 Toxicity of Gold Nanoparticles.