Nano-Bioremediation Approaches for Degraded Soils and Sustainable Crop Production

Dear Colleagues,

The environmental pollution mediated by a variety of organic, inorganic, persistent, and non-persistent pollutants has a substantial impact on agriculture. Therefore, to resolve this global concern, nanotechnological advances could provide significant potential for decontamination of many polluted sites for sustainable agriculture. Nanotechnology is a fast-expanding field with a wide array of applications in different areas, including medical, textiles, pharmaceutics, electronics, optics, cosmetics, sports, etc. Additionally, it has not shied away from environmental remediation and research in this direction is progressing. Therefore, this Special Issue could be interesting for a wide range of researchers and will improve the scientific gaps of nanotechnology-based remediation to make it less hazardous and more reusable. The critical appraisal of the integration of nanotechnology with bioremediation can be used to a variety of ends. The fact that nanoparticles have a large surface area per unit mass accelerates the remediation process to minimize pollutant concentration to risk-based thresholds while also decreasing secondary environmental impacts. Thus, in a nutshell, this Special Issue’s editors believe that the final outcomes will distinctively provide perspectives on nanoremediation, as well as detailed gaps and unforeseen issues.

This Special Issue will be combined with original research and critical reviews related to environmental protection, resource conservation, soil remediation, sustainable agriculture, climate change mitigation, and carbon emission reduction through nanotechnological approaches.

Prof. Dr. Tatiana Minkina
Dr. Vishnu D. Rajput
Guest Editors

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