Advances in the Development of Innovative Sensor Platforms for Field Analysis
Sustainable growth, environmental preservation, and improvement of life quality are strategic fields of worldwide interest and cornerstones of international policies. Humanity health and prosperity are closely related to our present choices on sustainable development. The main sources of pollution c...
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| author | Silvia Rizzato Angelo Leo Anna Grazia Monteduro Maria Serena Chiriacò Elisabetta Primiceri Fausto Sirsi Angelo Milone Giuseppe Maruccio |
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| description | Sustainable growth, environmental preservation, and improvement of life quality are strategic fields of worldwide interest and cornerstones of international policies. Humanity health and prosperity are closely related to our present choices on sustainable development. The main sources of pollution concern industry, including mining, chemical companies, and refineries, wastewater treatment; and consumers themselves. In order to guide and evaluate the effects of environmental policies, diffuse monitoring campaigns and detailed (big) data analyses are needed. In this respect, the development and availability of innovative sensor platforms for field analysis and remote sensing are of crucial relevance. In this review, we provide an overview of the area, analyzing the major needs, available technologies, novel approaches, and perspectives. Among environmental pollutants that threaten the biosphere, we focus on inorganic and organic contaminants, which affect air and water quality. We describe the technologies for their assessment in the environment and then draw some conclusions and mention future perspectives opened by the integration of sensing technologies with robotics and the Internet of Things. Without the ambition to be exhaustive in such a rapidly growing field, this review is intended as a support for researchers and stakeholders looking for current, state-of-the-art, and key enabling technologies for environmental monitoring. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f83fdcbba7e47d2aa1e446b0da6e0552023-11-20T00:04:47ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2020-05-0111549110.3390/mi11050491Advances in the Development of Innovative Sensor Platforms for Field AnalysisSilvia Rizzato0Angelo Leo1Anna Grazia Monteduro2Maria Serena Chiriacò3Elisabetta Primiceri4Fausto Sirsi5Angelo Milone6Giuseppe Maruccio7Department of Mathematics and Physics “Ennio De Giorgi”, University of Salento, Omnics Research Group, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Mathematics and Physics “Ennio De Giorgi”, University of Salento, Omnics Research Group, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Mathematics and Physics “Ennio De Giorgi”, University of Salento, Omnics Research Group, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalyInstitute of Nanotechnology, CNR-Nanotec, Omnics Research Group, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalyInstitute of Nanotechnology, CNR-Nanotec, Omnics Research Group, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Mathematics and Physics “Ennio De Giorgi”, University of Salento, Omnics Research Group, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Mathematics and Physics “Ennio De Giorgi”, University of Salento, Omnics Research Group, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Mathematics and Physics “Ennio De Giorgi”, University of Salento, Omnics Research Group, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalySustainable growth, environmental preservation, and improvement of life quality are strategic fields of worldwide interest and cornerstones of international policies. Humanity health and prosperity are closely related to our present choices on sustainable development. The main sources of pollution concern industry, including mining, chemical companies, and refineries, wastewater treatment; and consumers themselves. In order to guide and evaluate the effects of environmental policies, diffuse monitoring campaigns and detailed (big) data analyses are needed. In this respect, the development and availability of innovative sensor platforms for field analysis and remote sensing are of crucial relevance. In this review, we provide an overview of the area, analyzing the major needs, available technologies, novel approaches, and perspectives. Among environmental pollutants that threaten the biosphere, we focus on inorganic and organic contaminants, which affect air and water quality. We describe the technologies for their assessment in the environment and then draw some conclusions and mention future perspectives opened by the integration of sensing technologies with robotics and the Internet of Things. Without the ambition to be exhaustive in such a rapidly growing field, this review is intended as a support for researchers and stakeholders looking for current, state-of-the-art, and key enabling technologies for environmental monitoring.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/11/5/491environmental monitoringsensorsremote sensing |
| spellingShingle | Silvia Rizzato Angelo Leo Anna Grazia Monteduro Maria Serena Chiriacò Elisabetta Primiceri Fausto Sirsi Angelo Milone Giuseppe Maruccio Advances in the Development of Innovative Sensor Platforms for Field Analysis Micromachines environmental monitoring sensors remote sensing |
| title | Advances in the Development of Innovative Sensor Platforms for Field Analysis |
| title_full | Advances in the Development of Innovative Sensor Platforms for Field Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Advances in the Development of Innovative Sensor Platforms for Field Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advances in the Development of Innovative Sensor Platforms for Field Analysis |
| title_short | Advances in the Development of Innovative Sensor Platforms for Field Analysis |
| title_sort | advances in the development of innovative sensor platforms for field analysis |
| topic | environmental monitoring sensors remote sensing |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/11/5/491 |
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