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Environmental Toxicity of Nanopesticides Against Non-Target Organisms: The State of the Art

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Nanopesticides is a promising technology for agricultural productivity and innovation. The emergent field of nanopesticides associated with their safety evaluation provides an excellent opportunity for scientists, industry, policy makers, and civil society to interact and share their experiences regarding sustainable agriculture and environmental protection. In this chapter, we present an overview of the state of the art concerning the environmental toxicity of nanopesticides against non-target model organisms, such as soil microorganisms, plants, worms, insects, algae, daphnids, and fishes. Advanced characterization methods are also explored for better understanding the interactions of nanopesticides with complex biological and environmental systems. Considering that nanopesticides is a global technology, we highlight the nanoinformatics as an emerging and fundamental approach for international harmonization of nanoecotoxicity protocols, safety-by-design, environmental risk analysis, and management of nanopesticides towards responsible development and regulation.

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Correspondence to Francine Côa or Diego Stéfani T. Martinez .

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Côa, F. et al. (2020). Environmental Toxicity of Nanopesticides Against Non-Target Organisms: The State of the Art. In: Fraceto, L.F., S.S. de Castro, V.L., Grillo, R., Ávila, D., Caixeta Oliveira, H., Lima, R. (eds) Nanopesticides. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44873-8_8

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