Simultaneous automatic electrochemical detection of zinc, cadmium, copper and lead ions in environmental samples using a thin-film mercury electrode and an artificial neural network

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 592-610

  Kudr, Jiri ^a,b   Nguyen, Hoai Viet ^a,b   Gumulec, Jaromir ^b   Nejdl, Lukas ^a,b   Blazkova, Iva ^a,b   Ruttkay Nedecky, Branislav ^a,b   Hynek, David ^a,b   Kynicky, Jindrich ^c   Adam, Vojtech ^a,b   Kizek, Rene ^a,b  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c Karel Englis College   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Artificial neuronal network; Automation; Electrochemical detection; Environmental analysis; Metal ions; Robotic device

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BLOOD; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON; CHEMICAL DETECTION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; HEAVY METALS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; MERCURY (METAL); METAL IONS; NEURAL NETWORKS; NEURONS; THIN FILMS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURONAL NETWORK; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; ELECTRODE CONFIGURATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; LOWER DETECTION LIMIT; ROBOTIC DEVICES;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 84920148801     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s150100592     Document Type: Article

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