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The pH is an important parameter when we deal with environmental pollution, analyzing the quality of water, and even in clinical diagnosis. This vital parameter contributed a lot and still is contributing in advancing different fields such as pharmacy, chemistry, biology, medicine, industry, agriculture, biochemistry, and environment. The glass electrode is a most successful electrochemical sensor which is used to determine the activity of hydrogen ions in solution. This chapter focuses on the pH sensors developed since the glass electrode from one century ago up to the modern metallic, modified, nanostructured electrodes.
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Latif, U., Dickert, F.L. (2015). pH Measurements. In: Moretto, L., Kalcher, K. (eds) Environmental Analysis by Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1301-5_4
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