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The monitoring of pollutants such as sulfide anion species S2− and HS− is receiving a growing interest since they can cause acute and chronic toxicity including neurological effects and at high concentrations, even death. This study describes a new approach for optical detection of sulfide species in water samples. The method uses a silicon microchip with reagent-on-board and an integrated silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) device. The sulfide species are detected by the fluorescence signal emitted upon the reaction with N,N-dimethyl-phenylenediamine sulfate in the presence of iron(3+), leading to the formation of the fluorescent methylene blue (MB) species. A comparison with conventional fluorimetric detection method has been also carried out. Data show a very good linear correlation, proving the effectiveness of the method.
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Petralia, S., Sciuto, E.L., Messina, M.A., Francesca Santangelo, M., Libertino, S., Conoci, S. (2019). An Innovative Optical Chem-Sensor Based on a Silicon Photomultipliers for the Sulfide Monitoring. In: Andò, B., et al. Sensors. CNS 2018. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 539. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04324-7_11
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