Combined physico-chemical and biological sensing in environmental monitoring

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 18, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 667-674

  Bhatia, R ^a   Dilleen, J W ^a   Atkinson, A L ^a   Rawson, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3,5 Dichlorophenol; Biosensor; Conductivity; Escherichia coli; Mercuric chloride; Microbial; Osmolarity; Physico chemical; Toxicity; Whole effluent testing

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; NITRATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BIOLOGICAL SENSING;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

3,5 DICHLOROPHENOL; CHLORIDE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; NITRATE; SULFATE;

AMPEROMETRIC BIOSENSOR; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYBRID; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SALINITY; TOXICITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037403094     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5663(03)00012-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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