Tools, Techniques and Protocols for Monitoring Environmental Contaminants

Tools, Techniques and Protocols for Monitoring Environmental Contaminants describes information on the strategic integration of available monitoring methods with molecular techniques, with a focus on omics (DNA, RNA and protein based) and molecular imprinted polymer and nanomaterial based advanced biosensors for environmental applications. It discusses the most commonly practiced analytic techniques, such as HPLC, MS, GCMS and traditional biosensors, giving an overview of the benefits of advanced biosensors over commonly practiced methods in the rapid and reliable assessment of environmental contaminants.

As environmental contaminants have become one of the serious concerns in terms of their rapid growth and monitoring in the environment, which is often limited due to costly and laborious methods, this book provides a comprehensive update on their removal, the challenges they create for environmental regulatory agencies, and their diverse effects on terrestrial and aquatic environments.

Provides methods for assessing and monitoring environmental contaminantsIncludes recent advancement in molecular techniquesOutlines rapid environmental monitoring methodsExplains the use of biosensors for environmental monitoringReviews monitoring methods beyond conventional analytic techniques

Overview of Environmental monitoring methodology 1. An overview of analytical methodology for environmental monitoring 2. A perspective of advanced biosensors for environmental monitoring 3. An overview of sensitivity and selectivity of biosensors 4. Potential application of advanced sensor systems for real time monitoring of waste water treatment plants

DNA and RNA and aptamer based techniques 5. An overview of DNA/RNA based monitoring tools and biosensors. Benefits and applications in environmental toxicology 6. Recent advances in oligonucleotide based sensor technology for detection of pharmaceuticals in the environment 7. Recent advances in oligonucleotide based sensor technology for detection of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC) in the environment 8. Oligonucleotide based biosensors for detection of environmental heavy metal contaminants

Protein/Metabolite based Techniques (DNAzymes, Aptazymes, Enzymes, Antibody etc.) 9. An overview of Protein/metabolite based advanced monitoring tools and biosensors. Benefits and applications in environmental toxicology 10. Advances in protein based biosensors for detection of pharmaceutical contaminants in the environment 11. Advances in protein based biosensors for detection of pesticide contaminants in the environment 12. Advances in protein based biosensors for detection of metal contaminants in the environment 13. Advances in whole cell based biosensors for environmental monitoring 14. Recent trends in advancement of antibody based biosensor systems for environmental monitoring 15. An overview of enzyme based biosensors for environmental monitoring

Synthetic polymer/other methods 16. An overview of advanced monitoring tools and sensors. Benefits and applications in environmental toxicology 17. Molecular imprinted polymer based biosensors for detection of pharmaceutical contaminants in the environment 18. Molecular imprinted polymer based biosensors for detection of pesticide contaminants in the environment 19. Molecular imprinted polymer based biosensors for detection of metal contaminants in the environment 20. Recent advances in nanomaterial based sensors as tool for environmental monitoring