Nanotechnology as a sustainable approach for combating the environmental effects of climate change

Chausali, Neha; Saxena, Jyoti; Prasad, Ram

doi:10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100541

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“…Nanotechnology has proposed many sustainable strategies to several environmental stresses or problems such as greenhouse gas emission, wastewater treatment, fuel crisis, remediation of various pollutants, water and food crises, and detecting phytopathogens (Figure 7). Hence, nanotechnology can produce many approaches for protecting the environment and mitigating climate change (Chausali et al 2023). Climate change has a serious number of human health issues (especially for cold regions like Europe), where higher temperature may induce infectious diseases vectors, allergic pollens, mortality, cardio-respiratory diseases, malnutrition or poor nutrition, and pressures on mental health (Teasdale and Panegyres 2023).…”

Section: Water-energy-food Nexus Under Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Is Nano-Management a Sustainable Solution for Mitigation of Climate Change under the Water-Energy-Food Nexus?

Sári,

Ferroudj,

Dávid

et al. 2024

Egypt.J. Soil Sci.

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ATURAL resources are considered the main sources of our life, which include water, energy and food. On the other hand, exponential global human population has place increased stress on such resources and therefore all nations ae enforced to double the productivity of fresh water, clean energy, and healthy food by more than 50-70% to meet their actual needs. These increases are not so easy to be achieved, particularly under climate change. Several approaches are proposed to mitigate the climate change under the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus especially via applying nanomaterials (NMs). This review article describes the evaluation and implementation of applying NMs under climate change in search of suitable proposals to remedy these problems by analyzing the available literature of WEF nexus. The evidences that support the relationship between NMs with WEF nexus and climate change seem weak and/or inconclusive. What is not yet understood is the relative importance of the various factors that might support the global efforts to mitigate climate change and it environmental issues. Many of the available literatures on WEF nexus deal with the question of what are the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on WEF resources, but what remains still unclear is whether applied NMs is a suitable solution or not? The single most striking observation to emerge from the data comparison was several previous studies confirmed the importance of NMs for the environmental problems under certain doses. So far, more studies are needed to explore the relationship between WEF nexus and climate change after applying NMs. In view of all that has been mentioned so far, one may suppose that applied NMs are crucial for conserving WEF resources, but the nanotoxicity is a serious threat should be considered in the further studies.

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Section: Water-energy-food Nexus Under Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Is Nano-Management a Sustainable Solution for Mitigation of Climate Change under the Water-Energy-Food Nexus?

Sári,

Ferroudj,

Dávid

et al. 2024

Egypt.J. Soil Sci.

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“…Nanotechnology-based products and NPs are also important in improving the efficiency of the use of renewable energies like biofuels and solar, which ultimately decrease fossil fuel dependency and thus reduce global warming [32]. The Following are nanomaterials that can be used to trap greenhouse gases in biofuels and Solar powered aquaculture operations (Table 7).…”

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confidence: 99%

Climate Change Impacts on Aquaculture Systems in Key Producing Nations: Assessing Vulnerability and Proposing a Novel Adaptation Measure

Awotunde

2024

AJFAR

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Climate change poses a significant threat to the aquaculture industry, impacting both the productivity and sustainability of this vital sector. This study focuses on the vulnerability of the top aquaculture producing nations to climate change and explores potential novel adaptation strategy. The vulnerability assessment considered various factors, including the exposure of aquaculture systems to climate change, Productivity of the industry, climate change initiators and the GDP of each nation surveyed. The study identifies the United Kingdom (UK) aquaculture as the most vulnerable and at risk of climate change impacts followed by the United States of America (USA) and Nigeria’s aquaculture. In terms of continents, Europe, Oceania, and Africa are identified as the most vulnerable regions, while America and Asia are considered the least vulnerable. The UK, with its extensive aquaculture operations and geographical exposure to climate change risks, faces significant challenges in adapting to changing conditions especially with the exit from European Union (Brexit). The USA, another major aquaculture producer, also faces vulnerability due to its diverse range of climatic conditions and coastal aquaculture operations. Nigeria, a prominent aquaculture producer in Africa, is highly vulnerable to climate change due to its dependence on freshwater aquaculture systems leading to low water usage in aquaculture despite vast marine water resource. Strict measures including novel adaptation measure such as the NanoSolar technique must be put in place in these countries in other to ensure that aquaculture production doesn’t decline and also to ensure that global food security is not put under pressure with the growing world population size.

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“…The rapidly increasing global population, demand for food production, generation of food waste, and need to establish a sustainable environment have renewed interest in animal-protein substitutes such as plant, algal, fungal, and insect sources [121,122] and in the development of effective waste management strategies [123]. In addition to these practices, nanotechnology has emerged as a promising tool due to the unique properties of nanomaterials [124] and by offering opportunities to make food production more sustainable [125]. Nanotechnology provides better sensors, membranes, and sorbents, novel materials for timed and targeted delivery of agrochemicals, and new materials for monitoring and improving animal health [125].…”

Section: Alternative Protein Nanoparticlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nano-Food Farming: Toward Sustainable Applications of Proteins, Mushrooms, Nano-Nutrients, and Nanofibers

Prokisch,

Törős,

Nguyen

et al. 2024

Agronomy

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The relationship between agriculture and food is very close. It is impossible to produce adequate crops for global food security without proper farm management. Farming practices represent direct and indirect controlling factors in terms of global food security. Farming management practices influence agro-food production from seed germination through to the post-harvest treatments. Nano-farming utilizes nanotechnologies for agricultural food production. This review covers four key components of nano-farming: nano-mushroom production, protein-based nanoparticles, nano-nutrients, and nanofibers. This provides a comprehensive overview of the potential applications of nanotechnology in agriculture. The role of these components will be discussed in relation to the challenges faced and solutions required to achieve sustainable agricultural production. Edible mushrooms are important to food security because they are a nutritious food source and can produce nanoparticles that can be used in the production of other food sources. Protein-based nanoparticles have considerable potential in the delivery of bioactives as carriers and other applications. Nano-nutrients (mainly nano-selenium, nano-tellurium and carbon nanodots) have crucial impacts on the nutrient status of plant-based foods. Carbon nanodots and other carbon-based nanomaterials have the potential to influence agricultural crops positively. There are promising applications of nanofibers in food packaging, safety and processing. However, further research is needed to understand the impacts and potential risks of nanomaterials in the food production system.

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Nanotechnology as a sustainable approach for combating the environmental effects of climate change

Cited by 19 publications

References 152 publications

Is Nano-Management a Sustainable Solution for Mitigation of Climate Change under the Water-Energy-Food Nexus?

Is Nano-Management a Sustainable Solution for Mitigation of Climate Change under the Water-Energy-Food Nexus?

Climate Change Impacts on Aquaculture Systems in Key Producing Nations: Assessing Vulnerability and Proposing a Novel Adaptation Measure

Nano-Food Farming: Toward Sustainable Applications of Proteins, Mushrooms, Nano-Nutrients, and Nanofibers

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