Interactions between engineered nanomaterials and agricultural crops: Implications for food safety

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 552-572

  Deng, Ying Qing ^a   White, Jason C ^b   Xing, Bao Shan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Department of Analytical Chemistry Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs); Food safety; Toxicity and impact; Trophic transfer; Uptake

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CULTIVATION; FOOD SAFETY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NITROGEN FIXATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL CROPS; AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME; ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS; NUTRITIONAL QUALITIES; POTENTIAL MATERIALS; TROPHIC TRANSFER; UPTAKE;

CROPS;

EID: 84906261164     PISSN: 1673565X     EISSN: 18621775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.A1400165     Document Type: Review

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