UN FAO / WHO MEETING REPORT

Réunion d’experts FAO/OMS sur l’application des nanotechnologies dans les secteurs de l’alimentation et de l’agriculture. 2009

Reunión Conjunta FAO/OMS de Expertos acerca de la aplicación de la nanotecnología en los sectores alimentario y agropecuario. 2009

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE {2010} ON FOOD & AGRICULTURE - APPLICATIONS OF

NANOTECHNOLOGIES

NIST MATERIAL MEASUREMENT LAB & UMASS RELEASE STUDY OF DNA MUTATIONS ON PLANTS

Image: Graphic showing that increasing exposure to cupric oxide bulk particles (BPs) and nanoparticles (NPs) by radish plants also increases the impact on growth with NPs showing the largest impact. From left to right, the exposure concentrations are 0; 100 parts per million (ppm) BPs; 1,000 ppm BPs; 100 ppm NPs; and 1,000 ppm NPs (showing a severely stunted plant).

Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA Image Credit: H. Wang, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Copper oxide nanoparticle mediated DNA damage in terrestrial plant models. Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 46 (3): pages 1819-1827 (2012), DOI: 10.1021/es202660k

http://pubs.acs.org/toc/esthag/46/3