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ArticleEnvironmental monitoring and assessment2022

An innovative autonomous robotic system for on-site detection of heavy metal pollution plumes in surface water.

Elisabetta De Vito-Francesco, Alessandro Farinelli, Qiuyue Yang, Bhawna Nagar, Ruslan Álvarez, Arben Merkoçi, Thorsten Knutz, Alexander Haider, Wolfgang Stach, Falko Ziegenbalg and 1 more

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Article in Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Elisabetta De Vito-FrancescoDepartment of Water, Atmosphere, and Environment, Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria. elisabetta.de-vito-francesco@boku.ac.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1123-2336
Alessandro FarinelliDepartment of Computer Science, University of Verona, Ca Vignal 2, 37134, Verona, Italy.
Qiuyue YangCatalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), UAB Campus, 08193, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain.
Bhawna NagarCatalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), UAB Campus, 08193, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain.
Ruslan ÁlvarezCatalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), UAB Campus, 08193, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain.
Arben MerkoçiCatalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), UAB Campus, 08193, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain.
Thorsten KnutzGo Systemelektronik GmbH, Falunerweg 1, 24109, Kiel, Germany.
Alexander HaiderGo Systemelektronik GmbH, Falunerweg 1, 24109, Kiel, Germany.
Wolfgang StachDepartment of Water, Atmosphere, and Environment, Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria.
Falko ZiegenbalgDepartment of Water, Atmosphere, and Environment, Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria.
Roza AllabashiDepartment of Water, Atmosphere, and Environment, Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria.
BOKU University · ATInstitut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia · ESInstitució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats · ESUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ESUniversity of Verona · IT

Funding

Horizon 2020 689341
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Smart monitoring has been studied and developed in recent years to create faster, cheaper, and more user-friendly on-site methods. The present study describes an innovative technology for investigative monitoring of heavy metal pollution (Cu and Pb) in surface water. It is composed of an autonomous surface vehicle capable of semiautonomous driving and equipped with a microfluidic device for detection of heavy metals. Detection is based on the method of square wave anodic stripping voltammetry using carbon-based screen-printed electrodes (SPEs). The focus of this work was to validate the ability of the integrated system to perform on-site detection of heavy metal pollution plumes in river catchments. This scenario was simulated in laboratory experiments. The main performance characteristics of the system, which was evaluated based on ISO 15839 were measurement bias (Pb 75%, Cu 65%), reproducibility (in terms of relative standard deviation: Pb 11-18%, Cu 6-10%) and the limit of detection (4 µg/L for Pb and 7 µg/L for Cu). The lowest detectable change (LDC), which is an important performance characteristic for this application, was estimated to be 4-5 µg/L for Pb and 6-7 µg/L for Cu. The life span of an SPE averaged 39 measurements per day, which is considered sufficient for intended monitoring campaigns. This work demonstrated the suitability of the integrated system for on-site detection of Pb and Cu emissions from large and medium urban areas discharging into small water bodies.

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Metals, HeavyRobotic Surgical ProceduresEnvironmental MonitoringReproducibility of ResultsWaterMetals, HeavyWaterAutonomous surface vehicleHeavy metal pollutionScreen-printed electrodeSquare wave anodic stripping voltammetrySurface water monitoring

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PMID35075508
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