On-site electrochemical determination of phosphate with high sensitivity and anti-interference ability in turbid coastal waters

Hong Wei; Dawei Pan; Zhengwen Zhou; Haitao Han; Rilong Zhu

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (Sep 2021)

On-site electrochemical determination of phosphate with high sensitivity and anti-interference ability in turbid coastal waters

Hong Wei,
Dawei Pan,
Zhengwen Zhou,
Haitao Han,
Rilong Zhu

Affiliations

Hong Wei: CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, Research Center for Coastal Environment Engineering Technology of Shandong Province, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
Dawei Pan: CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, Research Center for Coastal Environment Engineering Technology of Shandong Province, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China; Corresponding authors at: CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, Research Center for Coastal Environment Engineering Technology of Shandong Province, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, PR China.
Zhengwen Zhou: CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, Research Center for Coastal Environment Engineering Technology of Shandong Province, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
Haitao Han: CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, Research Center for Coastal Environment Engineering Technology of Shandong Province, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, PR China
Rilong Zhu: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 221
p. 112444

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Phosphate is considered to be an important biogenic element and responsible for eutrophication in aquatic ecosystems, existing in both dissolved and absorbed forms. Due to the complex matrix of coastal seawater, a high sensitivity and anti-interference method for phosphate detection is required for environmental protection. In this study, a novel electrochemical method was proposed based on reduced graphene oxide-ordered mesoporous carbon screen-printed electrode (rGO-OMC/SPE) analysis, allowing sensitivity and reliable determination of phosphate in turbid coastal waters. Combining the good absorption capacity of OMC with the excellent electroconductivity of rGO, the fabricated electrode exhibits improved signal responses, enhanced by up to 43-fold. The platform was evaluated using turbidity interference test with good recovery percentages comprised between 96% and 105% in different phosphate concentration, and salinity interference test between 92% and 105%, respectively. A linear range from 0.2 to 150 μM phosphate was achieved, with a detection limit of 0.05 μM (s/n = 3). The fabricated platform was successfully used for on-site analysis of phosphate in turbid coastal waters. This reliable and effective method for the analysis of phosphate in turbid coastal waters allows for sensitivity and anti-interference determination, while also representing a significant step towards comprehensive and convenient analysis of phosphorus species.

Published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

ISSN: 0147-6513 (Print); 1090-2414 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering: Environmental pollution; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/ecotoxicology-and-environmental-safety

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