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Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Cutting-Edge Research on Environmental Processes & Impacts




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J. Environ. Monit., 2003, 5, 109N - 113N, DOI: 10.1039/b314067a


It's a bug's life: biosensors for environmental monitoring


After many years of development, biosensors have begun to move out of the laboratory and into commercial applications. Combining advances in biotechnology, nanotechnology and information processing, these novel devices promise to open the door to many exciting new environmental monitoring solutions.