Smart Passive Sampling of Heavy Metals in Aquatic Systems

Grant number: LP160100687 | Funding period: 2016 - 2020

Completed

Abstract

Smart passive sampling of heavy metals in aquatic systems. This project aims to construct smart devices with extracting polymeric membranes for advanced passive sampling of heavy metal ions. These devices should improve the passive sampling of pollutants such as heavy metals by overcoming the effect of the variability of water temperature, composition and velocity during sampling, which substantially reduces the reliability of analytical data. These devices are expected to reliably identify sources of heavy metal pollution in urban municipal wastewaters and stormwaters without the need for labour intensive monitoring operations, thus saving considerable time and expense to the Australian wat..

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Flow-through passive sampler for zinc in freshwaters free from flow pattern, water cationic composition and temperature effects

F Nitti, MIGS Almeida, R Morrison, RW Cattrall, VJ Pettigrove, RA Coleman, SD Kolev

2022-06-01

Providing reliable passive sampling results for the time-weighted average concentrations of pollutants in an aquatic system requir..

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The potential of polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-polystyrene triblock co-polymer as a base-polymer of polymer inclusion membranes (PIMs)

X Xiong, MIGS Almeida, S Simeonova, TG Spassov, RW Cattrall, SD Kolev

2019-12-15

The use of polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-polystyrene triblock co-polymer (SBS) as the base-polymer of polymer inclusion me..

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Development of a portable 3D-printed flow-through passive sampling device free of flow pattern effects

F Nitti, MIGS Almeida, R Morrison, RW Cattrall, VJ Pettigrove, RA Coleman, SD Kolev

2018-12-01

A low cost and portable flow-through passive sampling device (PSD) which is not affected by the flow pattern of the sampled aquati..

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Gas-diffusion-based passive sampler for ammonia monitoring in marine waters

L O'Connor Šraj, MIGS Almeida, C Bassett, ID McKelvie, SD Kolev

2018-05-01

A novel passive sampler based on gas-diffusion across a hydrophobic membrane is described for the determination of the time-weight..

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Polymer inclusion membranes (PIMs) containing purified dinonylnaphthalene sulfonic acid (DNNS): Performance and selectivity

M Ershad, MIGS Almeida, TG Spassov, RW Cattrall, SD Kolev

2018-04-29

The use of purified dinonylnaphthalene sulfonic acid (DNNS) as extractant in polymer inclusion membranes (PIMs) was investigated f..

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Developments of microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs) for water analysis: A review

MIGS Almeida, BM Jayawardane, SD Kolev, ID McKelvie

2018-01-15

Water pollution is a serious environmental problem affecting millions of people, and the demand for frequent water quality monitor..

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