Advances in Optical Sensors for Persistent Organic Pollutant Environmental Monitoring

Fabrizio Caroleo; Gabriele Magna; Mario Luigi Naitana; Lorena Di Zazzo; Roberto Martini; Francesco Pizzoli; Mounika Muduganti; Larisa Lvova; Federica Mandoj; Sara Nardis; Manuela Stefanelli; Corrado Di Natale; Roberto Paolesse

doi:10.3390/s22072649

Sensors (Mar 2022)

Advances in Optical Sensors for Persistent Organic Pollutant Environmental Monitoring

Fabrizio Caroleo,
Gabriele Magna,
Mario Luigi Naitana,
Lorena Di Zazzo,
Roberto Martini,
Francesco Pizzoli,
Mounika Muduganti,
Larisa Lvova,
Federica Mandoj,
Sara Nardis,
Manuela Stefanelli,
Corrado Di Natale,
Roberto Paolesse

Affiliations

Fabrizio Caroleo: Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Gabriele Magna: Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Mario Luigi Naitana: Department of Science, Roma Tre University, Via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Rome, Italy
Lorena Di Zazzo: Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Roberto Martini: Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Francesco Pizzoli: Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Mounika Muduganti: Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Larisa Lvova: Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Federica Mandoj: Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Sara Nardis: Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Manuela Stefanelli: Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Corrado Di Natale: Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Roberto Paolesse: Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s22072649
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 7
p. 2649

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Optical chemical sensors are widely applied in many fields of modern analytical practice, due to their simplicity in preparation and signal acquisition, low costs, and fast response time. Moreover, the construction of most modern optical sensors requires neither wire connections with the detector nor sophisticated and energy-consuming hardware, enabling wireless sensor development for a fast, in-field and online analysis. In this review, the last five years of progress (from 2017 to 2021) in the field of optical chemical sensors development for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is provided. The operating mechanisms, the transduction principles and the types of sensing materials employed in single selective optical sensors and in multisensory systems are reviewed. The selected examples of optical sensors applications are reported to demonstrate the benefits and drawbacks of optical chemical sensor use for POPs assessment.

Published in Sensors

ISSN: 1424-8220 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors

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