“…Furthermore, future regulations may severely restrict the use of Hg as a modified material because of its unavoidable toxicity. Alternative electrode materials, such as carbon-based, 8 composite materials, 14,15 boron-doped diamond 6,10 or bi-modified electrodes, [16][17][18] have been explored, but both the low potential limit and sensitivity of the anode make these materials undesirable as reusable sensors because some heavy metals fuse with these electrode materials. 2 In particular, when bismuth film electrodes were applied for in situ monitoring, interference from naturally occurring water easily led to irreproducible measurements at pH levels above 4.0.…”