Abstract
Water quality is one of the most critical indicators of environmental pollution and it affects all of us. Water contamination can be accidental or intentional and the consequences are drastic unless the appropriate measures are adopted on the spot. This review provides a critical assessment of the applicability of various technologies for real-time water quality monitoring, focusing on those that have been reportedly tested in real-life scenarios. Specifically, the performance of sensors based on molecularly imprinted polymers is evaluated in detail, also giving insights into their principle of operation, stability in real on-site applications and mass production options. Such characteristics as sensing range and limit of detection are given for the most promising systems, that were verified outside of laboratory conditions. Then, novel trends of using microwave spectroscopy and chemical materials integration for achieving a higher sensitivity to and selectivity of pollutants in water are described.
Highlights
Water is one of the major natural resources for people
Mobile chemical analysis stations were used in this work to monitor different water parameters
Fabricated an electrochemical sensor for detecting diazinon, an insecticide, based on a modified carbon paste electrode combined with Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) and multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) [32]
Summary
Water is one of the major natural resources for people. In 2012 it was declared that a safe water supply for every person is a crucially important task worldwide [1]. Highly physical and microbiological methods [3] Most such methods demand specialized laboratories qualified personnel are needed to operate such devices and special efforts and manpower must be equipped with expensive and sophisticated scientific devices. More effective water quality control methods must be are needed to operate such devices and special efforts and manpower must be spent for representative developed. Such methods should be fast, low-cost, with minimum automatic sampling and, water sampling. More effective water quality control methods must be developed Should be fast, low-cost, with minimum automatic sampling and, provide real-time results
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