| Literature DB >> 24799690 |
Joel N Bixler1, Michael T Cone1, Brett H Hokr1, John D Mason1, Eleonora Figueroa1, Edward S Fry1, Vladislav V Yakovlev1, Marlan O Scully2.
Abstract
Clean water is paramount to human health. In this article, we present a technique for detection of trace amounts of human or animal waste products in water using fluorescence emission cavity-enhanced spectroscopy. The detection of femtomolar concentrations of urobilin, a metabolic byproduct of heme metabolism that is excreted in both human and animal waste in water, was achieved through the use of an integrating cavity. This technique could allow for real-time assessment of water quality without the need for expensive laboratory equipment.Entities:
Keywords: femtomolar detection; fluorescence spectroscopy; water contamination
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24799690 PMCID: PMC4034222 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1403175111
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205