The Impact of the Development of Nanotechnology on the Environment and Health
Keywords:
nanotechnology, engineering nanomaterial, environmental impact, health impactAbstract
The great features of nanotechnology are used as Engineered Nanomaterial—ENM, in many industries to increase the value of products that increase economic growth, including the hiring of workers in response to demand. This cause and effect action in the environment that ENM exhibits are also detected in nature. Plant and animal life are absolutely exposed to ENMs. Moreover, the result of ENM’s exposure in plants and in vivo showed harmful impacts on living things. However, nanotechnology is a new technology that needs more study about its impact on the environment and health. Including the effects of long-term exposure that shows clear results about the harmful nature of ENM’s exposure to humans. In addition, these results will be referred to when designing the regulations and methods that reduce the harmful impacts of nanotechnology on the environment and health.
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