Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Nanobiosensors for Environmental Monitoring: Fundamentals and Application, Springer International Publishing Ag, ss.93-111, 2022
Environmental analytes have become important, where harmful pesti-cides and water pollutants are present. When environment or human health damage have occurred, the recovery processes could be impossible or very expensive. Using sensing systems such as sensors, biosensors, or nanobiosensors and biochemical responses such as biomarkers or genes are required for the development of control and precautional strategies. Environmental risk assessment (ERA) investigates the environmental risks and informs about handling of these risks. Subtitles of ERA are hazard identification, risk assessment, risk management, risk communication and monitoring, and feedback. These are all interpreted as main sustainability concepts. Risk assessment and management policies include quantitative and qualitative anal-ysis of potential and/or specific chemical and/or biological pollutants. Accurate, fast analysis methods are required for the detection of these environmental pollu-tants. Biosensors can be used for analysis of these substances since biosensors are portable, have low cost, and can be tailored according to specific needs. They can also be combined with nanomaterials for increasing surface area and for enhancing specificity and selectivity. They have the potential to detect analytes at very low concentrations in a solution. These technical improvements can be applied to detect infections, medicines, heavy metals, and other contaminants that have yet to be discovered. Thus, nanobiosensors are perfect tools for hazard identification and envi-ronmental monitoring. In this chapter, nanobiosensors for ERA and management will be highlighted.