Sustainable remediation technologies for removal of pesticides as organic micro-pollutants from water environments: A review

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

“…The same trend of increasing use was also observed for the global application use of pesticides, which went from 2.178 to 3.535 million tons from 2000 to 2021 [56]. The harmful use of pesticides in agriculture over time has also led to the deterioration of both human health [44] and the broader environment, mainly non-target species in soil, air, and water [64]. Several efforts have been made to avoid these problems by moving toward the sustainable application of agrochemicals (pesticides), such as nano-formulation-based pesticides [67], green and microbial pesticides [68], and bio-pesticides [69].…”

“…Several practices have attempted to address food production needs through the use of chemically based pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers, but these have documented negative effects on agricultural biodiversity and natural ecosystems [61]. Key facts regarding global farming are shown in Figure 2 and important food products and their mode of production according to [64,65] are shown in Figure 3. Global farming has been a driving force behind climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions from agri-food systems during the last twenty years, as shown in Figure 2.…”

“…Agronomy 2024, 14, x FOR PEER REVIEW 5 of 30 environment, mainly non-target species in soil, air, and water [64]. Several efforts have been made to avoid these problems by moving toward the sustainable application of agrochemicals (pesticides), such as nano-formulation-based pesticides [67], green and microbial pesticides [68], and bio-pesticides [69].…”