Detection of microbial contamination in potable water by Nanowire technology

Year: 2014

Authors: Carmona EN., Sberveglieri V., Ponzoni A., Zappa D., Pulvirenti A.

Autors Affiliation: Univ Modena & Reggio Emilia, Dept Life Sci, Via Amendola 2, I-42014 Reggio Emilia, Italy; CNR IBF, I-90146 Palermo, Italy; CNR INO SENSOR Lab, I-25123 Brescia, Italy; Univ Brescia, Dept Informat Engn, I-25123 Brescia, Italy.

Abstract: It is well known that the lack of control and sanitation of water in developing countries has cause very significant epidemiological events. In the last decades the situation of water supplies and sanitation has improve all over the world. Despite of it, in the European Union there are a considerable number of confirmed cases of water-borne infections even though the restrictive law. Electronic Noses (ENs) has shown to be a very effective and fast tool for monitoring microbiological spoilage and quality control. The aim of this study was test the ability of a novel EN for the detection of bacterial presence in potable water in cooperation with analytical (pH) and optical (photometer) techniques. The achieved results notably advocate the use of EN in industry laboratories as a very important tool in water quality control.

Journal/Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON SMART SENSING AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS

Volume: 7 (5)      Pages from:   to:

More Information: The present work has been partially founded by Regione Lombardia and CNR through the project “New approaches and methodologies for bioremediation of water contaminated by chlorinated aliphatic solvents (SUSBIOREM)”.
KeyWords: component; Nanowire sensors; water; microbial contamination; Electronic Nose
DOI: 10.21307/ijssis-2019-054

Citations: 1
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