Glyphosate is the most frequently used herbicide worldwide, its hazard potential is unclear and nowadays a threshold limit value has not yet been determined. We used eight chemoresistive gas sensors based on semiconducting nanopowders for the identification of N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine in air. The sensors were tested at their proper working temperature in presence of volatile glyphosate at concentrations within the range of 6 ppb–1 ppm, i.e., a plausible interval of interest for its monitoring. The sensing material that best performed was a solid solution of Tungsten oxide and Tin oxide (WS30). This study opens up to design portable devices suitable for monitoring glyphosate concentrations at which workers and people are exposed.

Glyphosate Detection: An Innovative Approach by Using Chemoresistive Gas Sensors

Valt, Matteo;Gaiardo, Andrea;
2018-01-01

Abstract

Glyphosate is the most frequently used herbicide worldwide, its hazard potential is unclear and nowadays a threshold limit value has not yet been determined. We used eight chemoresistive gas sensors based on semiconducting nanopowders for the identification of N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine in air. The sensors were tested at their proper working temperature in presence of volatile glyphosate at concentrations within the range of 6 ppb–1 ppm, i.e., a plausible interval of interest for its monitoring. The sensing material that best performed was a solid solution of Tungsten oxide and Tin oxide (WS30). This study opens up to design portable devices suitable for monitoring glyphosate concentrations at which workers and people are exposed.
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