This book focuses on causes and prevention of environmental toxicity induced by various nanomaterials. It describes the basic principles, trends, challenges and future directions of nanoecotoxicity, and factors affecting toxicity of nanomaterials, various studies in nanoecotoxicity evaluation, and the safety and risk assessment of nanomaterials.

1. Toxic Effects of Nanomaterials on Environment 2. Nanotoxicity: Impact on Health and Environment 3. Nanotoxicological Evaluation in Marine Water Ecosystem: A Detailed Review 4. Interaction of Carbon Nanomaterials with Biological Matrices 5. Interaction of Inorganic Nanoparticles with Biological Matrices 6. Effects of Engineered Nanoparticles on Bacteria 7. Comparative Risk Assessment of Copper Nanoparticles with Their Bulk Counterpart in the Indian Major Carp Labeo rohita 8. Toxic Effects of Nanomaterials to Plants and Beneficial Soil Bacteria 9. Nanotoxicity of Silver Nanoparticles: From Environmental Spill to Effects on Organisms 10. Nanotoxicity on Human and Plant Pathogenic Microbes and Aquatic Organisms 11. Methods of In Vitro and In Vivo Nanotoxicity Evaluation in Plants 12. In Vitro and In Vivo Nanotoxicity Evaluation in Plants 13. Phytochemicals and Their Functionalized Nanoparticles as Quorum Sensing Inhibitor and Chemotherapeutic Agent 14. Nanotoxicological Evaluation in Freshwater Organisms 15. Guidelines and Protocols for Nanotoxicity Evaluation 16. Regulations for Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials