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Design, build and demonstration of a fast, reliable portable phosphate field analyser

O'Grady, Joyce, Kent, Nigel J. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-4286-7377 and Regan, Fiona orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-8273-9970 (2021) Design, build and demonstration of a fast, reliable portable phosphate field analyser. © 2021 The Authors., 4 . ISSN 2666-0164/

Abstract
A fully integrated lab-on-a-disc sensor for multi-sample phosphate detection based on the molybdenum blue method for the determination of soluble reactive phosphorus in surface waters is demonstrated. An adapted and simplified molybdenum blue method which eliminates a number of steps previously associated with the detection of phosphate in environmental samples is utilised in this sensing device. The modified method facilitates the on-board storage of reagents in the microfluidic device for the determination of phosphate over a linear range of 54–600 μ g/L, with a limit of detection of 16 μ g/L phosphate. Validation of the fully integrated device was analysed using environmental river samples and by carrying out a spiked matric analysis. The system is comprised of a lab-on-a-disc microfluidic disc and platform that allows the disc to centrifugally spin, allowing for sample and reagent to mix, also facilitating the manipulation of fluids from one chamber to another for detection. The detector in the system is made up of a low-cost optical transducing pair (light emitting diode (LED) and a photodiode (PD). This integrated system presents a simple, cost effective and near real-time method for the direct analysis of phosphate in surface water.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Additional Information:Article number: 100168
Uncontrolled Keywords:Phosphate; Optical sensor; Portable Lab-on-a-disc; Low-cost
Subjects:UNSPECIFIED
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Chemical Sciences
Research Initiatives and Centres > Water Institute
Publisher:Elsevier
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2021.100168
Copyright Information:© 2021 The Authors. Open Access (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Funders:Irish Marine Institute as part of the Burrishoole Ecosystem Observatory Network 2020: BEYOND 2020 PBA/FS/16/02.
ID Code:27503
Deposited On:08 Aug 2022 10:40 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 10 Jan 2023 15:44
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