Name: | Description: | Size: | Format: | |
---|---|---|---|---|
96.21 KB | Adobe PDF |
Advisor(s)
Abstract(s)
The deterioration of water quality by Cyanobacteria cause outbreaks and epidemics associated with
harmful diseases in Humans and animals because of the toxins that they release. Microcystin-LR is one
of the hepatotoxins most widely studied and the World Health Organization, recommend a maximum
value of 1mgL 1 in drinking water. Highly specific recognition molecules, such as molecular
imprinted polymers are developed to quantify microcystins in waters for human use and shown to
be of great potential in the analysis of these kinds of samples. The obtained results were auspicious, the
detection limit found, 1.5mgL 1, being of the same order of magnitude as the guideline limit
recommended by the WHO. This technology is very promising because the sensors are stable and
specific, and the technology is inexpensive and allows for rapid on-site monitoring.
Description
Keywords
Citation
Publisher
WILEY-VCH Verlag