Abstract
Emerging contaminants (ECs) in the environment, including personal care products, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals, have numerous fatal impacts in the environment, if left unregulated. Therefore effective detection of ECs is of substantial necessity for a sustainable future. ECs can be easily detected by chemosensors (chemical screening), irrespective of common interfering factors. Chemical sensors are miniaturized devices, consisting of a signaling unit and a binding unit, which deliver real-time information in the presence of a specific emerging contaminant in soil, water, or other environmental samples. A chemosensor generally comprises a receptor capable of binding with the targeted analyte and a site with some tunable molecular property, and it works through a transduction mechanism that converts the recognition event into a perceivable signal. In this context, several chemical probes are discussed for the recognition of various ECs in various environmental matrices. This brief depiction will facilitate the advancement of chemosensing technology toward the next generation as a viable solution for ultra-trace quantifiable recognition of perilous ECs.
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