Environmental Safety Assessments of Lipid Nanoparticles Loaded with Lambda-Cyhalothrin.

ABSTRACT: Lipid nanoparticles (LN) composed of biodegradable lipids and produced by green methods are candidates for the encapsulation of pesticides, potentially contributing to decreasing their release in the environment. From a safety-by-design concept, this work proposes LN for the encapsulation of insecticide active ingredients (AI). However, given the complexity of nanoparticles, ecotoxicological studies are often controversial, and a detailed investigation of their effects on the environment is required. Accordingly, this work aimed to produce and characterize LN containing the insecticide lambda-cyhalothrin (LC) and evaluate their safety to crops (Solanum lycopersicum and Zea mays), soil invertebrates (Folsomia candida and Eisenia fetida), and soil microbial parame

SUBMITTER: Ganilho C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9370418 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature