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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024

The Development of a Novel Nitrate Portable Measurement System Based on a UV Paired Diode-Photodiode.

Samuel Fernandes, Mouhaydine Tlemçani, Daniele Bortoli, Manuel Feliciano, Maria Elmina Lopes

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Samuel FernandesDepartment of Mechatronics Engineering, School of Science and Technology, Universidade de Évora, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3537-9271
Mouhaydine TlemçaniDepartment of Mechatronics Engineering, School of Science and Technology, Universidade de Évora, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8026-1988
Daniele BortoliInstrumentation and Control Laboratory (ICL), Insititute of Earth Sciences (ICT), Universidade de Évora, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2334-4055
Manuel FelicianoCentro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3147-4511
Maria Elmina LopesDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Science and Technology (ECT), Universidade de Évora, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal.

Funding

FCT, Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P. | European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program UIDB/04683/2020,UIDP/04683/2020, PTDC/CTAMET/29678/2017 | project ALT20-03-0247-FEDER-017659 BRO.CQ
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nitrates can cause severe ecological imbalances in aquatic ecosystems, with considerable consequences for human health. Therefore, monitoring this inorganic form of nitrogen is essential for any water quality management structure. This research was conducted to develop a novel Nitrate Portable Measurement System (NPMS) to monitor nitrate concentrations in water samples. NPMS is a reagent-free ultraviolet system developed using low-cost electronic components. Its operation principle is based on the Beer-Lambert law for measuring nitrate concentrations in water samples through light absorption in the spectral range of 295-315 nm. The system is equipped with a ready-to-use ultraviolet sensor, light emission diode (LED), op-amp, microcontroller, liquid crystal display, quartz cuvette, temperature sensor, and battery. All the components are assembled in a 3D-printed enclosure box, which allows a very compact self-contained equipment with high portability, enabling field and near-real-time measurements. The proposed methodology and the developed instrument were used to analyze multiple nitrate standard solutions. The performance was evaluated in comparison to the Nicolet Evolution 300, a classical UV-Vis spectrophotometer. The results demonstrate a strong correlation between the retrieved measurements by both instruments within the investigated spectral band and for concentrations above 5 mg NO

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absorbancechemistryenvironmenthuman healthnitrateopticalopto-electronicportable devicereal timespectroscopyUVwater

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PMID39205060
PMCPMC11359284

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