Recent Advances in Rapid Analytical Techniques For Emerging Contaminants in The Environment
摘要
Emerging contaminants (ECs), including persistent organic pollutants (POPs), endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), antibiotics, and microplastics (MPs), are detected in various environmental media at low concentrations, posing potential threats to both ecosystems and human health. Therefore, the development of a variety of rapid, accurate, and sensitive assays for the detection of ECs in the environment is crucial for mitigating and preventing related environmental risks. Traditional methods often require extensive pretreatment and chromatography, making it challenging to perform rapid, real-time monitoring of ECs. The rapid analysis technology has emerged as a crucial method for the real-time, in-situ, rapid, and high-throughput detection of ECs. This approach minimizes the need for manual sample pretreatment and enables the rapid or direct analysis of environmental samples, while maintaining high sensitivity at trace levels. In this review, we focus on online pretreatment technologies, direct injection mass spectrometry techniques, sensor technologies, and spectral analysis methods that eliminate the need for manual pretreatment. We conduct a comprehensive analysis from the perspectives of principles, instrumentation, and advantages. Considering the characteristics of ECs, we examine the limitations of existing technologies and discuss potential future developments. This review provides valuable insights into the evolving landscape of analytical methods for detecting and monitoring ECs.