Water pollutants have attracted a great attention because their negative effect on human health. Accordingly, various analytical techniques were investigated to detect the water pollutants as a preliminary step for...

An electrochemical sensor based on silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) was developed by immobilizing dissolved organic matter (DOM) to interact with AgNPs on a glassy carbon electrode (GC), forming a DOM/AgNP/GC composite. AgNPs have been fabricated and characterized using ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The immobilization efficiency and stability of the DOM/AgNP/GC composite have been optimized through studying the effects of electrode material type, immobilization technique, sticking duration, supporting electrolyte, and pH using square wave anodic stripping voltammetry. The detection of atrazine (Atz), a common herbicide, in aqueous systems has a great significance because of its toxicity to humans and other animals. The DOM/AgNP/GC composite has been used for Atz assessment under the optimized conditions based on the aggregated and nonaggregated AgNPs. The sensor linear range is between 20 and 220 μg/L for both aggregated and nonaggregated AgNP-based sensors. Atz could also be detected on the basis of its electrochemical oxidation at DOM/AgNP/GC with a linear range of 10–140 μg/L. Both sensors have been employed for the assessment of Atz in natural water with acceptable recovery values.

An ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) in alkaline medium was carried out at palladium (Pd) or platinum (Pt) nanoparticles/poly 1,8-diaminonaphthalene (p1,8-DAN) composite catalyst electrodes.

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A novel electrochemical sensor based on glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified by poly (1,2‐diaminoanthraquinone) (P1,2‐DAAQ) has been developed for individual and simultaneous determination of Cd2+, Pb2+, Cu2+ and Hg2+ using square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV). P1,2‐DAAQ was characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and scan electron microscope (SEM). Several analytical parameters such as the type of electrolyte solution, polymer film thickness, metal deposition time and deposition potential were investigated and optimized. Optimal conditions were obtained by using five scan cycles for polymer synthesis and 120 seconds at −1.6 V for metal electrodeposition in acetate buffer solution. Good linear responses to Cd2+, Pb2+, Cu2+ and Hg2+ in the concentration range from 0 to 120 μg/L were obtained. The limit of detections (LOD) for simultaneous determination of Cd2+, Pb2+, Cu2+ and Hg2+ were 0.3 μg/L, 0.58 μg/L, 1.94 μg/L and 0.26 μg/L, respectively. The developed method was also applied for their detection in real water samples for which favorable results obtained compared with those obtained using inductively coupled plasma – optical emission spectroscopy (ICP‐OES).