The Science of The Total Environment,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
931, С. 172848 - 172848
Опубликована: Май 3, 2024
Water
contamination
represents
a
significant
ecological
impact
with
global
consequences,
contributing
to
water
scarcity
worldwide.
The
presence
of
several
pollutants,
including
heavy
metals,
pharmaceuticals,
pesticides,
and
pathogens,
in
resources
underscores
pressing
concern,
prompting
the
European
Union
(EU)
establish
Watch
List
monitor
level
these
substances.
Nowadays,
standard
methods
used
detect
quantify
contaminants
are
mainly
liquid
or
gas
chromatography
coupled
mass
spectrometry
(LC/GC–MS).
While
methodologies
offer
precision
accuracy,
they
require
expensive
equipment
experienced
technicians,
cannot
be
on
field.
In
this
context,
chalcogenide
quantum
dots
(QDs)-based
sensors
have
emerged
as
promising,
user-friendly,
practical,
portable
tools
for
environmental
monitoring.
QDs
semiconductor
nanocrystals
that
possess
excellent
properties,
demonstrated
versatility
across
various
sensor
types,
such
fluorescent,
electrochemical,
plasmonic,
colorimetric
ones.
This
review
summarizes
recent
advances
(2019–2023)
use
sensing,
highlighting
development
capable
efficiently
anions,
endocrine
disrupting
compounds,
organic
dyes,
toxic
gases,
nitroaromatics,
pathogens.
