Materials in Colorimetric Detection
of Water Pollutants
Rishabh Jain, Anupma Thakur, Praveen Kumar and D. Pooja
Abstract Evolution in the sensor design and their potential usage in water quality
monitoring has revealed the aptitude of material science in the environment protection practices. Consequently, the progress in scientific literature is rising to tail
consistent and sophisticated sensory platforms. In this context, colorimetric sensors
are categorised as benchmarked sensor models, owing to their cost effectiveness in
sensor design, ease of analysis, on-site pollutant monitoring capability, circumvents
the use of multifaceted instrumentation and most importantly, user-friendliness.
This chapter is focussed on the potential use of colorimetric sensors for the
water-pollutant sensing and discusses the promising prospects of sensor developments (from choice of material to read-out tools) to assist nascent researchers to
review the principles, mechanistic and advancements in existing trends in colorimetric sensory probes.
1 Introduction: Colorimetric Sensors for Water Pollutants
Water is one of the most important elements essential for the survival of life on the
planet and so the monitoring of its quality. In the present scenario, colorimetric
sensors are being used for the detection of various analytes such as proteins, organic
compound, peptides, nucleic acids, toxic gases, humidity sensors and water pollutants. Water pollutants are broadly classified into four categories i.e. pathogens,
inorganic materials, organic materials and macroscopic pollutants. Of them,
R. Jain Á A. Thakur
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Council of Scientific
and Industrial Research, New Delhi 110001, India
R. Jain Á A. Thakur Á D. Pooja (&)
Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Sector 30C, Chandigarh 160030, India
e-mail: poojaiitr@csio.res.in
P. Kumar
School of Materials Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science,
Kolkata 700032, India
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
D. Pooja et al. (eds.), Sensors in Water Pollutants Monitoring: Role of Material,
Advanced Functional Materials and Sensors,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0671-0_8
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of Water Pollutants
Rishabh Jain, Anupma Thakur, Praveen Kumar and D. Pooja
Abstract Evolution in the sensor design and their potential usage in water quality
monitoring has revealed the aptitude of material science in the environment protection practices. Consequently, the progress in scientific literature is rising to tail
consistent and sophisticated sensory platforms. In this context, colorimetric sensors
are categorised as benchmarked sensor models, owing to their cost effectiveness in
sensor design, ease of analysis, on-site pollutant monitoring capability, circumvents
the use of multifaceted instrumentation and most importantly, user-friendliness.
This chapter is focussed on the potential use of colorimetric sensors for the
water-pollutant sensing and discusses the promising prospects of sensor developments (from choice of material to read-out tools) to assist nascent researchers to
review the principles, mechanistic and advancements in existing trends in colorimetric sensory probes.
1 Introduction: Colorimetric Sensors for Water Pollutants
Water is one of the most important elements essential for the survival of life on the
planet and so the monitoring of its quality. In the present scenario, colorimetric
sensors are being used for the detection of various analytes such as proteins, organic
compound, peptides, nucleic acids, toxic gases, humidity sensors and water pollutants. Water pollutants are broadly classified into four categories i.e. pathogens,
inorganic materials, organic materials and macroscopic pollutants. Of them,
R. Jain Á A. Thakur
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Council of Scientific
and Industrial Research, New Delhi 110001, India
R. Jain Á A. Thakur Á D. Pooja (&)
Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Sector 30C, Chandigarh 160030, India
e-mail: poojaiitr@csio.res.in
P. Kumar
School of Materials Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science,
Kolkata 700032, India
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
D. Pooja et al. (eds.), Sensors in Water Pollutants Monitoring: Role of Material,
Advanced Functional Materials and Sensors,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0671-0_8
125