{"title":"Recent progress of nanomaterials for colorimetric and fluorescence sensing of reactive oxygen species in biological and environmental samples","authors":"Suresh Kumar Kailasa , Ghinaiya Nirav Vajubhai , Janardhan Reddy Koduru , Tae Jung Park","doi":"10.1016/j.teac.2023.e00196","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teac.2023.e00196","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Incomplete reduction of oxygen produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) or intermediates. Hydrogen peroxide (H</span><sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), superoxide (O<sub>2</sub><sup>•−</sup><span>), hydroxyl radical (</span><sup>•</sup>OH), and hypochlorite (ClO<sup>-</sup><span>) are examples of ROS. Peroxynitrite (ONOO</span><sup>−</sup><span><span><span><span>) belongs to reactive nitrogen species. Recent studies are evidenced that they play crucial roles in cell signaling and tissue homeostasis. Further, ROS are recognized as oxidizing </span>chemical species for various biochemical pathways (oxidative stress and damage of organisms) and as scavengers for various environmental applications. Herein, the recent progress of </span>nanomaterials as </span>optical sensors for colorimetric and fluorescence sensing of reactive oxygen species is discussed. This review also provides the analytical features of nanomaterials-based colorimetric and fluorescent sensors for sensing of ROS in real samples (biological and environmental samples). Additionally, the future prospects of nanomaterials-based colorimetric and fluorescent sensors for the detection of ROS are discussed.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":56032,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article e00196"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48292759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ahmet Cetinkaya , S. Irem Kaya , Merve Yence , Fatma Budak , Sibel A. Ozkan
{"title":"Ionic liquid-based materials for electrochemical sensor applications in environmental samples","authors":"Ahmet Cetinkaya , S. Irem Kaya , Merve Yence , Fatma Budak , Sibel A. Ozkan","doi":"10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00188","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00188","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ionic liquids<span><span> (ILs) are important materials used in several fields due to their unique thermophysical, electrochemical, and green properties. While ILs are used alone in various sensor and biosensor applications, their use with nanostructures is becoming very popular in </span>electrochemical sensors<span><span><span>. The most significant applications of ILs are the stabilization of nanoparticles during the synthesis and forming of catalytically induced hybrid composite structures due to their wide potential window and great conductivity. Thanks to these unique features, ILs-based materials are used as modification materials in electrochemical sensors in order to acquire enhanced sensor performance and higher sensitivity. Analysis of environmental samples is not only very important due to the increasing environmental pollution and health risk issues but also tedious because of the complex media containing many compounds simultaneously. Therefore, modified electrochemical sensors are a very advantageous option to meet the need for sensors with high sensitivity, low limit of detection (LOD) values, low cost, and easy application for the analysis of environmental samples. This review study overviews the latest applications of ILs-based materials modified electrochemical sensors for determining </span>environmental contaminants such as </span>drug residues, pesticides, heavy metals, etc., in related samples covering the years between 2015 and 2022.</span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":56032,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article e00188"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45000092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hanrong Wu , Guo Lin , Chenchen Liu , Shiyu Chu , Chao Mo , Xiaobo Liu
{"title":"Progress and challenges in molecularly imprinted polymers for adsorption of heavy metal ions from wastewater","authors":"Hanrong Wu , Guo Lin , Chenchen Liu , Shiyu Chu , Chao Mo , Xiaobo Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00178","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00178","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), prepared by the interaction forces such as forming covalent or non-covalent bonds by crosslinkers and initiators, are new types of specific recognition polymers with particular cavities. This is an ideal class of materials for wastewater treatment because of the particular holes left by the elution process. This review discusses the development process, classification, synthesis principles, systems, and polymerization methods of MIPs. At the same time, the adsorption mechanism of Copper (Cu), Mercury (Hg), Chromium (Cr), </span>Silver (Ag), and Lead (Pb) in the MIPs technique are studied. Finally, some suggestions and prospects for the future development of MIPs are also put forward.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":56032,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article e00178"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41453780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Priscilla Rocío-Bautista , David Moreno-González , Ana B. Martínez-Piernas , Juan F. García-Reyes , Antonio Molina-Díaz
{"title":"Novel liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry-based approaches for the determination of glyphosate and related compounds: A review","authors":"Priscilla Rocío-Bautista , David Moreno-González , Ana B. Martínez-Piernas , Juan F. García-Reyes , Antonio Molina-Díaz","doi":"10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00186","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00186","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Although glyphosate (Gly) is one of the most widely used </span>agrochemicals, it is also of the most difficult to measure. Gly, its metabolites, and related compounds cannot be sought within the scope of multi-residue methods. Specific so-called single-residue methods are used instead. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) is currently the most widely used technique for determining Gly and its metabolites. This review addresses the different LC-MS-based methods proposed for the determination of Gly and related species in food and environment matrices. Sample preparation (food and environment), as well as their determination based in novel liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry approaches including different specific stationary phases are presented and the specific analytical challenges, strengths and drawbacks are critically discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":56032,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article e00186"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47662834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sultana Rahman , Burcin Bozal-Palabiyik , Didem Nur Unal , Cem Erkmen , Muhammad Siddiq , Afzal Shah , Bengi Uslu
{"title":"Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) combined with nanomaterials as electrochemical sensing applications for environmental pollutants","authors":"Sultana Rahman , Burcin Bozal-Palabiyik , Didem Nur Unal , Cem Erkmen , Muhammad Siddiq , Afzal Shah , Bengi Uslu","doi":"10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00176","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00176","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>It is known that environmental pollution, which is the result of human-induced industrial, domestic, and agricultural practices, poses a threat to our planet. The increasing human population caused several problems such as water and air pollution, which have reached levels threatening human health. There are many different hazardous chemical and biological environmental pollutants in soil, air, and wastewater. It is extremely important to evaluate these health risks and detect these pollutants. The use of electrochemical methods for the detection of environmental pollutants comes to the forefront recently with advantages such as sensitivity, fast response, low cost, and practical use by miniaturization. The molecular imprinting technique is a popular method used for substance analysis by creating a cavity specific to the substance to be analyzed with the polymer used. The use of </span>molecularly imprinted polymer<span> in electrochemical methods and its modification with various nanomaterials bring advantages such as high selectivity, robustness, and sensitivity to electrochemical sensors. Here, the sensitive determination of environmental pollutants with different nanomaterial-modified molecularly imprinted polymer-based electrochemical sensors, the use of different polymerization techniques, and nano-sized modification agents in sensors are evaluated by reviewing recent studies in the literature.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":56032,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article e00176"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48329226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Upsurgence of smartphone as an economical, portable, and consumer-friendly analytical device/interface platform for digital sensing of hazardous environmental ions","authors":"Priya Yadav , Lalita Yadav , Harshita Laddha , Madhu Agarwal , Ragini Gupta","doi":"10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00177","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00177","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ions play a pivotal role in the biological regulatory processes and catalyzing enzymatic reactions<span>; however, increased levels in the human body leads to many health risks or toxicity. To circumvent this, periodic and precise monitoring of significant ions in environmental, biological, chemical, and food samples are necessary, which need to be mapped/monitored continuously. This has prompted researchers to develop cost-effective, handy, and rapid techniques which can be fruitful for even untrained personnel by obviating manual user instructions, lengthy sample preparation steps, and costly instruments. The exploitation of user-friendly behavior, affordable price, and ubiquitous usage of smartphones has led to the development of a plethora of smartphone-based methodologies whereby they can serve as devices, detectors, or interfaces. Their in-built high-resolution rear camera, ambient light sensors, wireless connectivity, internal storage, and global positioning systems minimize the cost and simplify the fabrication of developing point-of-care testing devices, making them operable in challenging conditions with limited resources. Coupling smartphones with iCloud technology allows the synchronous storing and online transmitting of databases to consumers even in remote areas, which helps in real-time monitoring and continuously scrutinizing contaminants in the environment. This is not an exhaustive review but enumerates the progress made in the development of smartphone-based analytical aids by incorporating advanced device fabrication strategies and hassle-free analytical protocols during the past years (2014–2021). An account of key features like sensing performance of the developed methods in terms of selectivity, sensitivity, and detection limits and their limitations for recognition of environmental and biologically eminent ions is also discussed. Lastly, this review paves the way for the development of advanced innovative analytical techniques employing smartphone technology for the foreseeable future to ensure point-of-care human safety.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":56032,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article e00177"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43479906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chitosan-based adsorbents for analytical sample preparation and removal of pollutants from aqueous media: Progress, challenges and outlook","authors":"Muhammad Sajid","doi":"10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00185","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>The development of greener and more efficient materials for extracting environmental contaminants from various matrices is a growing area of research. Materials that do not cause secondary pollution are highly desirable in such applications. Chitosan (CS) is a non-toxic </span>biopolymer<span><span><span> enriched with amino and hydroxyl groups, used not only for extracting pollutants but also for crosslinking and functionalizing CS with other materials. The composites of CS with carbon, metal-organic frameworks, metal and metal oxide </span>nanoparticles<span>, and magnetic materials have been used to extract various inorganic and organic analytes in aqueous samples. CS-based sorbents have been evaluated across multiple extraction techniques, such as dispersive </span></span>solid phase extraction<span><span>, magnetic solid phase extraction, </span>solid phase microextraction, syringe solid phase extraction, membrane-protected solid phase extraction, and others. This review offers an overview of the CS-based sorbents in analytical extractions, highlighting their strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions. At the end, a brief overview of the CS-based adsorbents in water treatment applications is also provided.</span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":56032,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article e00185"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137351890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sample preparation, instrumental analysis, and natural distribution of complex organic pollutants in the wastewater from unconventional gas production","authors":"Yu Chen , Jin Zhang , Weixiong Huang , Rongfu Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00183","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00183","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Large amounts of flowback and produced water (FPW) have been generated from hydraulic fracturing process for the production of unconventional gas such as shale gas. Complex organic pollutants are abundantly present in FPW with revealed toxicity to aquatic organisms and these contaminants may transfer into surrounding aquatic environment. Characterization and determination of complicated organic pollutants in FPW remains a challenge due to its complex composition and high salinity matrix. This review article covers the progress of recent 5 years regarding the sample preparation and </span>instrumental analysis methods and thus summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of these methods for critical analysis of organic contaminants in FPW samples. Furthermore, the natural distribution of detected organic compounds and their transformation were reviewed and discussed to enhance the understanding of spatial and temporal behaviors of these organic pollutants in natural environment, paving the way for future development of pollution control policies and strategies. Enlightened by the studies of FPW contamination in the US, the investigations of FPW contamination in China continued to grow due to rapidly growing production of shale gas in China and resulted pollution.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":56032,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article e00183"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"55178536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An insight on sampling, identification, quantification and characteristics of microplastics in solid wastes","authors":"Palas Samanta , Sukhendu Dey , Debajyoti Kundu , Deblina Dutta , Rohit Jambulkar , Rahul Mishra , Apurba Ratan Ghosh , Sunil Kumar","doi":"10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00181","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00181","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Microplastics (MPs) have attracted wide attention all over the world as a remarkable pollutant. While MPs are spreading throughout several complex environmental matrices, various experiments till date have been preliminary concentrate on aquatic ecosystems. Terrestrial sources namely solid waste-origin have remains unexplored, although they contribute largely for aquatic microplastics origin. Simultaneously, terrestrial systems under human activity, like healthcare units, are likely to be polluted by various plastic ingredients. Solid waste MPs sources primarily include sanitary landfilling, food waste, wastewater treatment end-product (sludge), tire wear, textile washing and paint failure. These microplastics caused adverse impacts on ecosystem, environment, and health. Accordingly, the present study addressed solid waste MPs’ occurrence and sources, identification, quantification, characterization, fate, and degradation pathways for developing comprehensive management strategies following the principles of circular economy. In particularly, this paper critically demonstrated solid waste MPs sources, solid waste MPs sampling followed by identification and quantification by adopting combined chemical (<em>e.g.,</em> spectroscopy <em>viz.,</em> Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy), physical (<em>e.g.,</em><span> microscopy<span> such as transmission or scanning electronic microscopy, TEM or SEM) and thermal analyses. Additionally, the strengths and limitations of each analytical technique are discussed critically with practical aspect. Further, the MPs related national and international regulations or laws and their subsequent relevance to solid waste MPs management with future challenges are discussed very critically. Finally, the outcomes of the review paper will be valuable to different stakeholders for effective policy implementation.</span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":56032,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article e00181"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48060309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advances in on-site analytical sample preparation for analysis of environmental waters: A review","authors":"Muhammad Sajid","doi":"10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00175","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teac.2022.e00175","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The collection, storage, and transportation of water samples from far-off places to the labs is a pretty challenging task. It can cause contamination, degradation, or losses of the analytes, leading to errors in the analysis. On-site sample preparation provides an opportunity to extract the analytes into suitable extraction media that preserves the analytes and is easy to handle in terms of storage and transportation. However, the required equipment for on-site sample preparation should be simple, portable, and energy-efficient. Solvent- and sorbent-based microextraction approaches and the modern variants of solid-phase extraction have shown great potential for on-site sample preparation because of reduced consumption of solvents and low energy requirement. This review provides an overview of the application of different extraction techniques in on-site sample preparation, their advantages, and their limitations. The recent advances combining on-site extraction and analysis have also been critically discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":56032,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article e00175"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43097386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}