Biosensors for the Environmental Monitoring of Aquatic Systems
Bioanalytical and Chemical Methods for Endocrine Disruptors

There is an increasing need for effective methods of estimating the risks caused by the large number of pollutants released into the environment by human activities. This volume provides an overview of biosensors as a key tool for the environmental monitoring of aquatic systems. Biosensor technology is based on a specific biological recognition element in combination with a transducer for signal processing. In particular, the detection and identification of endocrine-disrupting compounds and other toxins in wastewater are treated in detail. Biosensors are presented as a practical alternative or supplement to traditional chromatographic techniques. Emphasis is also placed on the validation of the applied technology and its application to real-world environmental samples.

There is an increasing need for effective methods of estimating the risks caused by the large number of pollutants released into the environment by human activities. This volume provides an overview of biosensors as a key tool for the environmental monitoring of aquatic systems. Biosensor technology is based on a specific biological recognition element in combination with a transducer for signal processing. In particular, the detection and identification of endocrine-disrupting compounds and other toxins in wastewater are treated in detail. Biosensors are presented as a practical alternative or supplement to traditional chromatographic techniques. Emphasis is also placed on the validation of the applied technology and its application to real-world environmental samples.

Biosensors for Environmental Monitoring at Global Scale and the EU Level
Marinella Farré , Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz , Miren López de Alda , Damià Barceló , and Peter-D. Hansen



Achievements of the RIANA and AWACSS EU Projects: Immunosensors for the Determination of Pesticides, Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz, Maria J. López de Alda , and Damià Barceló



Biosensors for Pharmaceuticals and Emerging Contaminants Based on Novel Micro and Nanotechnology Approaches
Javier Adrián , Fátima Fernández , Alejandro Muriano , Raquel Obregon ,Javier Ramón-Azcon , Nuria Tort, and M.-Pilar Marco

Recombinant Yeast Assays and Gene Expression Assays for the Analysis of Endocrine Disruption
Benjamin Piña , Susanna Boronat , Marta Casado, and Alba Olivares

Biosensors for Aquatic Toxicology Evaluation
Marinella Farré and Damià Barceló



Genetically Engineered Bacteria for Genotoxicity Assessment
Alva Biran , Rami Pedahzur , Sebastian Buchinger , Georg Reifferscheid , and Shimshon Belkin



Adverse Effects in Aquatic Ecosystems - Genotoxicity as a Priotriy Measurement
Tamara Grummt, Peter-Diedrich Hansen, Petra Rettberg, Petra Waldmann, Jürgen Zipperle



Genotoxicity in the Environment (Ecogenotoxicity)
P. D. Hansen, E. Wittekindt, J. Sherry, E. Unruh , H. Dizer, H. Tüg, H. Rosenthal, V. Dethlefsen , H. von Westernhagen



Liquid chromatography- mass spectrometry methods for analysis of endocrine disrupting chemicals in wastewaters
Cristina Postigo, Marina Kuster, Marta Villagrasa, Sara Rodríguez-Mozaz, Rikke Brix, Marinel.la Farré, Miren López de Alda, Damià Barceló

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