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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Electrochemical Based Sensor for the Determination of Nitrate and Nitrite in Drinking Water |
| Research Area | Water |
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| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Eithne Dempsey |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | Institute of Technology Tallaght (ITT) |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 53.29091, -6.36320 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 06/10/2008 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 06/10/2010 |
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| Project Keywords | Electrochemical Based Sensor; Nutrients; Drinking Water; Monitoring |
| Project Abstract | This project involves the development of a novel electrochemical based voltammetric sensor for the determination of both nitrate and nitrite in potable water. The research methodology centres around the employment of nanostructured polyoxometallate (POM) functionalised surfaces as the sensing element within the proposed sensor. Two types of surfaces shall be investigated for their electrocatalytic properties, namely, POM doped conducting polymeric nanowires and POM nanoassemblies. Microfluidic channels etched in glass with an integrated electrochemical cell (fabricated in house) containing the sensing elements shall lead towards the development of an on-line device for continuous monitoring of environmental waters. |