An alternative to conventional plant protection products (PPPs) may be seen in the development of engineered nanoparticles as “nanopesticides”. Those can include the encapsulation of active ingredients as a nanocarrier, a nano-formulation of the active ingredient (AI), or the development of nano-engineered structures that render pesticidal properties (Kookana et al., 2019). The ultimate effect of…
In one of our previous blog entries on nAnoRegulations we talked about the fate of nanomaterials (NM) in the aquatic environment. Related to the different possible fate sceanrios that need to be considered when investigating NM, the OECD published TG No. 318 “Dispersionstability of Nanomaterials”. The document describes how to conduct respective studies in aquatic…
„Nanotechnology will, once it gets under way, depend on the tools we have then and our ability to use them, and not on the steps that got us there“ – Dr. Eric Drexler (US engineer known as pioneer and visionary in the field of molecular nanotechnology (MNT)). Nanotechnology deals with manipulation of matter at a…
