Vase performance and bacterial colony dynamics at the stem-ends of cut ‘Master’ carnations pretreated with nanosilver Vascular occlusion caused by bacterial proliferation is the primary determinant of postharvest quality deterioration in cut flowers. This study investigated the efficacy of nanosilver pretreatment ...

Pretreatment with #nanosilver extends vase life of cut #carnations by suppressing #bacterial colonisation and biofilm formation, as well as altering the proportion of bacterial species at the stem ends.
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This City Has the Worst Bed Bug Problem in the U.S. With the Most Hotel Infestations Orkin’s annual bed bug report reveals the most affected cities—and which ones are finally seeing fewer infestations.

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Impressions from Particle Metrix NTA workshop at NIPER in Hajipur, India

Impressions from Particle Metrix NTA workshop at NIPER in Hajipur, India

Impressions from Particle Metrix NTA workshop at NIPER in Hajipur, India

Impressions from Particle Metrix NTA workshop at NIPER in Hajipur, India

A big thank you to everybody participated in the workshop about our ZetaView® #NTA at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (#NIPER), Hajipur.

#NanoparticleTrackingAnalysis #nanomaterials #PlantExosomes #NanoSilver #QuantumDots #LipidNanoparticles #particlemetrix #ZetaView

EPA Issues Stop Sale Order for Food Containers Laced with Nanosilver Pesticide - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, April 3, 2014) A food container production company in New Jersey is finding out that the smallest of ingredients can have big implications for public health. Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it had issued a stop sale order to Pathway Investment Corp., manufacturer of Kinetic Go Green Premium Food Storage Containers and Kinetic Smartwist Series Containers. In addition to the order sent to Pathway, the EPA has also issued warning letters to Amazon, Sears, Wal-Mart and other large retailers directing them not to sell these products. The reason for the order: nanosilver””an extremely small particle of silver that has been added to consumer products of all kinds during the last decade to combat bacteria, mold, and other microorganisms. Because of nanosilver’s properties, it is considered a pesticide and active ingredient under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the primary federal law governing pesticide use in the United States. Under FIFRA, any product containing an active ingredient that acts as a pesticide must be registered with EPA. For public health claims associated with pesticide use, EPA requires manufacturers to show that the product  performs as intended and does not  pose “unreasonable” […]

#EPA Issues Stop Sale Order for Food Containers Laced with #Nanosilver Pesticide#Nanotechnology #Pesticides

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Study Reveals #Toxic Nanoparticles Persist in #Food#nano #nanosilver #pesticides

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EPA Challenged Over Conditional Registration of Nanosilver Product - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, January 22, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently faced tough questioning from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit over its decision to conditionally approve a pesticide product containing nanosilver as the active ingredient. The antimicrobial pesticide product, HeiQ AGS-20, contains microscopic particles of silver and has been applied to textiles such as clothes, blankets, and pillowcases, in an attempt to suppress odor and bacterial growth. The main argument in the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) v. EPA lawsuit is that EPA was wrong  to assume that 3-year-olds would be the most vulnerable consumers. Instead, NRDC attorney Catherine Rahm of Washington argued that, “Infants are more likely than any other subgroup to chew on fabrics that could contain this pesticide.” In arguments over whether EPA lawfully granted conditional registration to HeiQ AGS-20, NRDC challenged EPA’s risk assessment for infants and children claiming the agency erred by assuming in its risk assessment that 3-year-olds would be the most vulnerable consumers. Up for debate is oral exposure to the product and whether 3-year-olds chew more aggressively than infants and produce more saliva, an important factor for extracting nanoparticles from products and becoming exposed. NRDC contends EPA’s […]

#EPA Challenged Over Conditional Registration of #Nanosilver Product#pesticides #nanotechnology

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New Study Finds #Nanosilver Products Toxic to Fish:#pesticides