Environmental Impact and Econanotoxicity of Engineered Nanomaterials

A noteworthy advancement through nanotechnological intervention has been noticed in every sphere of life, including pharmaceutical industry and consumer products. Despite its tremendous benefits, the indiscriminate utilization of nanomaterials in marketed products and their ensuing release into the ecosystems spur serious concern and have potential adverse environmental impacts. However, very little is known on environmental toxicity and risk modeling for nanomaterial emissions to the environment and little or no data exist on reliable quantitative measurements of nanomaterials at actual release concentrations.