ABSTRACT
In the past, technological advances, industrialization, and urbanization have resulted in the exploitation of natural resources and generation of a huge amount of hazardous wastes which affect both environmental and human health. The release of environmental pollutants leading to the degradation of nature’s essential components such as air, water, and soil situations today has reached an alarming proportion. The current era of nanotechnology gave way to many novel technologies and products, which completely changed how we approach science and engineering. Along with the new elements, nanotechnology was also accompanied by perilous pollution. Nanotechnology generates different kinds of waste products, which have an adverse effect on the environmental health and is capable of damaging it beyond repair. Here, we discuss the toxic effects of nanomaterials or nanobased waste termed as nanotoxicity on environmental health. We present here a comprehensive discussion on the sources, mechanism, effects, risk assessment, and management of nanotoxicity and engineered nanomaterials.
