Abstract
The massive and careless use of glyphosate (GLY) in agricultural production raises many questions regarding environmental pollution and health risks, it is then important to develop simple methods to detect it. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is an effective analytical tool for characterizing properties at the electrode/electrolyte interface. It is useful as an analytical procedure, but it can also help in the interpretation of the involved fundamental electrochemical and electronic processes. In this study, the impedance data obtained experimentally for a microsensor based on molecularly imprinted chitosan graft on 4-aminophenylacetic acid for the detection of glyphosate was analyzed using an exact mathematical model based on physical theories. The procedure for modeling experimental responses is well explained. The analysis of the observed impedance response leads to estimations of the microscopic parameters linked to the faradic and capacitive current. The interaction of glyphosate molecules with the imprinted sites of the CS-MIPs film is observed in the high frequency range. The relative variation of the charge transfer resistance is proportional to the log of the concentration of glyphosate. The capacitance decreases as the concentration of glyphosate increases, which is explained by the discharging of the charged imprinted sites when the glyphosate molecule interacts with the imprinted sites through electrostatic interactions. The phenomenon of adsorption of the ions in the CMA film is observed in the low frequency range, this phenomenon being balanced by the electrostatic interaction of glyphosate with the imprinted sites in the CS-MIPs film.
Highlights
Glyphosate (GLY) is a non-selective foliar systemic herbicide [1]
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Summary
Glyphosate (GLY) is a non-selective foliar systemic herbicide [1]. GLY has become the most widely used phytosanitary molecule, especially as a weedkiller in agriculture. It is further used in various non-agricultural contexts such as forestry and household maintenance [2]. The relationship between the use of GLY and adverse effects on human health has been the subject of numerous studies. In March 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC, Lyon, France), a department of the World Health Organization (WHO), classified glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans”, in l ‘inserting into Category 2A, representing substances with limited evidence of carcinogenicity to humans and sufficient evidence to animals [8]. In May 2016, a joint expert meeting of WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on pesticide residues in the environment and foods, concluded that “glyphosate is unlikely to present a carcinogenic risk to humans through the diet” [9]
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