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Table of Contents:
- Machine derived contents note: 1. Introduction
- U. Bilitewski and A.P.F. Turner
- 2. Technical Principles
- U. Bilitewski
- 2.1. Electrodes
- F. Lisdat and F. W. Scheller
- 2.1.1. Introduction
- 2.1.2. Potentiometric Transducers
- 2.1.3. Amperometric Transducers
- 2.1.4. Impedance Measurements
- 2.1.5. Concluding Remarks
- 2.2. Optical Sensors
- G. Gauglitz
- 2.2.1. Introduction
- 2.2.2. Classification of Optical and Transduction Principles
- 2.2.3. Trends
- 2.3. Flow Injection Analysis
- U. Bilitewski
- 2.3.1. Introduction
- 2.3.2. Selected Components of FIA-Manifolds
- 2.3.3. Dispersion
- 2.3.4. Conclusion - Focussing on Biochemical Applications
- 3. Biochemical Principles
- U. Bilitewski
- 3.1. Enzyme Assays
- 3.1.1. Enzyme Substrate Determination
- A. Warsinke
- 3.1.2. Enzyme Inhibitors
- B. Leca, T. Noguer andJ.-L. Marty
- 3.2. Microbial Sensors
- K. Riedel, G. Kunze, M. Lehmann and A. Kb'nig
- 3.2.1. Introduction
- 3.2.2. Design and Function
- 3.2.3. Improvement of Selectivity of Microbial Sensors
- 3.2.4. General Considerations of Application
- 3.3. Immunoassays
- B. Hock
- 3.3.1. Antibody Structure
- 3.3.2. Polyclonal Antibodies
- 3.3.3. Monoclonal Antibodies
- 3.3.4. Recombinant Antibodies
- 3.3.5. Binding Properties of Antibodies
- 3.3.6. Immunoassays
- 3.3.7. Data Processing and Statistics
- 3.3.8. Cross-Reactivities
- 3.3.9. Conclusions
- 3.4. DNA Based Biosensors
- J. Wang
- 3.4.1. Introduction
- 3.4.2. DNA Structure
- 3.4.3. Sequence Specific Hybridization Biosensors
- 3.4.4. Detection of Small Analytes Interacting with DNA
- 3.4.5. Conclusions
- 4. Water Analysis
- I. Katakis, M. Campas and E. Dominguez
- 4.1. Pesticides
- U. Bilitewski
- 4.1.1. Enzymatic Systems
- T. Noguer, B. Leca andJ.-L. Marty
- 4.1.2. Affinity Sensor Systems
- G. Gauglitz, J. Piehler and U. Bilitewski
- 4.2. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
- K. Riedel, M. Lehmann and G. Kunze
- 4.2.1. Introduction
- 4.2.2. Structure and Function of the BOD Sensor System
- 4.2.3. Problems of Practical Use and Comparison of Sensor-BOD
- and BOD5
- 4.2.4. Conclusion
- 4.3. Other Organic Pollutants
- 4.3.1. Enzymatic Biosensors
- I. Katakis, M. Campas and E. Dominguez
- 4.3.2. Microbial Sensors for Determination of Aromatics and their
- Halogenated Derivatives
- K. Riedel, T. Bachmann and R.D. Schmid
- 4.3.3. Other Types of Sensors for Organic Pollutants
- I. Katakis, M. Campas and E. Dominguez
- 4.3.4. Conclusion
- I. Katakis, M. Campas, E. Dominguez and K. Riedel
- 4.4. Heavy Metals
- R.E. Williams, P.-J. Holt, N.C. Bruce and C.R. Lowe
- 4.4.1. Introduction
- 4.4.2. Current Analytical Methods
- 4.4.3. Bioassays Using Whole Cells/Organisms
- 4.4.4. Engineered Microorganisms as Sensors
- 4.4.5. Sensors Using Biological Molecules
- 4.4.6. Concluding Comments
- 4.5. Phosphate
- A. Warsinke
- 4.5.1. Introduction
- 4.5.2. Phosphate as Inhibitor
- 4.5.3. Phosphate as a Second Substrate
- 4.6. Nitrate
- A. Warsinke
- 4.6.1. Introduction
- 4.6.2. Enzyme Sensors for Nitrate Determination
- 5. Analysis of Soil
- S. Kroger and A.P.F. Turner
- 5.1. Sampling
- K. Cammann and W. Kleibohmer
- 5.1.1. Introduction
- 5.1.2. Sampling Strategies
- 5.1.3. Sampling Protocol
- 5.1.4. Sampling Depth
- 5.1.5. Collection of Samples and Sample Transport
- 5.1.6. Sample Homogenization, Drying, Partition
- 5.1.7. Sampling Documentation
- 5.1.8. Summary
- 5.2. Biosensors for Pesticides and Organic Pollutants in Soil
- S. KrUger and A.P.F. Turner
- 5.2.1. Introduction
- 5.2.2. Detection Methods
- 5.2.3. Sample Preparation
- 5.2.4. Pesticides
- 5.2.5. Organic Pollutants
- 5.2.6. Biosensors and Organic Solvents
- 5.2.7. Unconventional Detection Methods
- 5.2.8. Concluding Remarks
- 6. Gas-Phase Enzyme Electrodes
- M.J. Dennison and A.P.F. Turner
- 6.1. Background
- 6.2. Gas-Phase Biosensors
- 6.3. Phenol
- 6.3.1. Sources of Phenol Pollution
- 6.3.2. Phenols and Air Pollution
- 6.3.3. Health Effects
- 6.3.4. Polyphenol Oxidase
- 6.3.5. Biosensors for Phenol Monitoring
- 6.3.6. Phenol-Vapour Biosensors
- 6.4. Formaldehyde
- 6.4.1. Health Effects of Formaldehyde
- 6.4.2. Formaldehyde Dehydrogenase
- 6.4.3. Enzymatic Assays for Formaldehyde
- 6.4.4. Biosensors for Formaldehyde Vapour
- 6.5. Ethanol-Vapour Sensing
- 6.5.1. Biological Elements for Sensing Ethanol
- 6.5.2. Biosensors for Monitoring Liquid-Phase Ethanol
- 6.5.3. Biosensors for Monitoring Ethanol Vapour
- 6.6. Conclusions
- 7. Chemical Analysis
- 7.1. Sample Handling and Analysis of Organic Pollutants in Water
- Matrices
- S. Lacorte, D. Puig and D. Barcelo
- 7.1.1. Introduction
- 7.1.2. Strategies for Sample Handling
- 7.1.3. Chromatographic Techniques
- 7.1.4. Biological Techniques
- 7.1.5. Quality Assurance
- 7.1.6. Conclusions
- 7.2. Inorganic Compounds
- 7.2.1. Heavy Metals
- K. Cammann, W. Buscher, C.B. Breer, H.G. Riepe,
- B. Rosenkranz and T. Twiehaus
- 7.2.2. Determination of Nitrate in Waste Water with Chemical
- Sensors and Modern Separation Techniques
- K. Cammann, U. Krismann, B. Ross and W. Kleibohmer
- 8. Conclusion
- A.P.F. Turner and U. Bilitewski.