Biosensors for environmental monitoring /

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Other Authors: Turner, Anthony P. F., Bilitewski, Ursula
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Harwood Academic Publishers, c2000.
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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.