Application of a DNA-based luminescence switch-on method for the detection of mercury(II) ions in water samples from Hong Kong
Mercury is a highly toxic environmental contaminant that damages the endocrine and central nervous systems. In view of the contamination of Hong Kong territorial waters with anthropogenic pollutants such as trace heavy metals, we have investigated the application of our recently developed DNA-based...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2012-01-01
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Series: | Environmental Research Letters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/7/4/044032 |