Materials in Emerging Water Pollutants
Detection
Razia Khan, Vipul Patel and Zeenat Khan
Abstract Contamination of water bodies is a global concern. Water quality
monitoring has been carried out using different techniques and materials, in different parts of the world using a different kind of strategies. Investigating a wide
range of potential organic pollutants that may be present in the aquatic environment
is a huge challenge faced by environmental scientists. A wide-scope “universal”
screening methods have been required for the detection and identification of a broad
range of water pollutants, offering a piece of more realistic and complete information on undesirable compounds present in water samples. Most analytical
techniques developed recently involve the application of chromatographic techniques coupled to mass spectrometry. Full spectrum acquisition methods such as
high-resolution mass spectrometry offer the possibility for screening a huge number
of pollutants. Biosensors have been well studied and emerged as sensitive and high
specific tools for the detection of pollutants. Bio-monitoring has also emerged as
effective techniques in environmental analysis.
Keywords Environmental monitoring Á Techniques Á Spectrometry Á Biosensors Á
Nanoparticles Á Bio-monitoring
R. Khan (&)
Department of Microbiology, Girish Raval College of Science,
Gujarat University, Mota Chiloda, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
e-mail: razia.cug@gmail.com
V. Patel
Environment Management Group, Center for Environment Education,
Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Z. Khan
Environmental Genomics and Proteomics Lab, BRD School of Biosciences,
Sardar Patel University, Vadtal Road, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, 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_14
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Detection
Razia Khan, Vipul Patel and Zeenat Khan
Abstract Contamination of water bodies is a global concern. Water quality
monitoring has been carried out using different techniques and materials, in different parts of the world using a different kind of strategies. Investigating a wide
range of potential organic pollutants that may be present in the aquatic environment
is a huge challenge faced by environmental scientists. A wide-scope “universal”
screening methods have been required for the detection and identification of a broad
range of water pollutants, offering a piece of more realistic and complete information on undesirable compounds present in water samples. Most analytical
techniques developed recently involve the application of chromatographic techniques coupled to mass spectrometry. Full spectrum acquisition methods such as
high-resolution mass spectrometry offer the possibility for screening a huge number
of pollutants. Biosensors have been well studied and emerged as sensitive and high
specific tools for the detection of pollutants. Bio-monitoring has also emerged as
effective techniques in environmental analysis.
Keywords Environmental monitoring Á Techniques Á Spectrometry Á Biosensors Á
Nanoparticles Á Bio-monitoring
R. Khan (&)
Department of Microbiology, Girish Raval College of Science,
Gujarat University, Mota Chiloda, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
e-mail: razia.cug@gmail.com
V. Patel
Environment Management Group, Center for Environment Education,
Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Z. Khan
Environmental Genomics and Proteomics Lab, BRD School of Biosciences,
Sardar Patel University, Vadtal Road, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, 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_14
255