Abstract
Considering the increasing environmental threat posed by heavy metals and harmful chemicals, measures to remove and control these toxicants before their emission in significant levels into the ecosystem are urgently required. Concurrently, rapid, accurate measuring techniques and devices must be developed to monitor the progress; that is, it is essential to build a pollution prevention system wherein we can accurately and quickly assess the extent of heavy metals or harmful chemical contamination, either in the field where these pollutants are released or in the laboratory. Recently, a variety of molecular recognition technologies aimed at the highly selective and sensitive detection of target heavy metal ions at relatively low cost have been under development. In this chapter, recent research and development results for these inexpensive front-line heavy metal ion determination systems including optical, electrochemical, and chemical-mechanical sensors will be reviewed.
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This work is supported by the Center for Integrated Smart Sensors funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning as the Global Frontier Project.
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Lim, SH., Yoon, S. (2015). Sensors and Devices for Heavy Metal Ion Detection. In: Kyung, CM. (eds) Smart Sensors for Health and Environment Monitoring. KAIST Research Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9981-2_9
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