[PDF] Fao Who Expert Meeting On The Application Of Nanotechnologies In The Food And Agriculture Sectors eBook

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 19,49 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9241563931

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" ... FAO headquarters on 1-5 June 2009 ..."--P. xvii.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Fao
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 46,9 MB
Release : 2009-12-30
Category : Food adulteration and inspection
ISBN : 9789253056460

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"The advent of nanotechnology has unleashed enormous prospects for the development of new products and applications for a wide range of industrial and consumer sectors. The new technological developments have already opened up a multibillion dollar industry in recent years, the global market impact of which is expected to reach US$1 trillion by 2015, with around 2 million workers. While the majority of manufacturing and use of nanoscale materials occurs in the United States, the European Union, with its around 30 percent global share of the sector, is not lagging far behind in this field. Like other sectors, nanotechnology promises to revolutionize the whole food chain--from production to processing, storage, and development of innovative materials, products and applications. Although the potential applications of nanotechnology are wide ranging, the current applications in the food and agricultural sectors are relatively few, because the science is still newly emergent. An overview of more than 800 nanotechnology-based consumer products that are currently available worldwide, suggests that only around 10 percent of these are foods, beverages and food packaging products. However, nanotechnology-derived products and applications in these sectors have been steadily increasing in recent years, and are predicted to grow rapidly in the future. This is because the new technologies have a great potential to address many of the industry's current needs." -' P. 3

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Fao
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,77 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Agricultural innovations
ISBN : 9789251076439

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Following up on one of the recommendations of the 2009 FAO/WHO expert meeting, the present report reviews national and international activities on the risk analysis of nanomaterials in the food and agriculture sectors that have been carried out since the meeting. It presents national and international risk assessment and risk management approaches that identify and implement strategies to address potential hazards associated with the use of nanotechnology-related products or techniques.

Author : Mahendra Rai
Publisher : Springer
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 38,18 MB
Release : 2015-03-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3319140248

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This book presents a comprehensive overview of new and emerging nanotechnologies. It includes aspects of nanoparticle monitoring, toxicity, and public perception, and covers applications that address both crop growing and treatment of agricultural wastewater. Topics include nanoagrochemicals (nanofertilizers, -pesticides, -herbicides), nanobiosensors, and nanotechnologies for food processing, packaging, and storage, crop improvement and plant disease control. The group of expert authors is led by an experienced team of editors.