Note: Intro -- Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science: Analytical Techniques for Environmental a... -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Conventional and advanced techniques of wastewater monitoring and treatment -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Water pollutants: Origin and consequences -- 3. Wastewater analysis -- 3.1. Lab-based analytical methods -- 3.2. Field monitoring techniques -- 3.2.1. Biosensors -- Biosensors for detection of organic contaminants in wastewater -- Biosensors for detection of inorganic contaminants in water -- Biosensors for detection of microorganisms in water -- 3.2.2. Nanoparticle-assisted sensing platform -- 3.2.3. Paper-based microfluidics sensors -- 3.2.4. Soft sensors -- 3.3. Wireless sensor networks -- 4. Wastewater treatment -- 4.1. Conventional wastewater treatment methods -- 4.1.1. Primary treatment -- 4.1.2. Secondary treatment -- Aerobic treatment -- Anaerobic treatment -- Activated sludge process -- Biological filters -- Vermifiltration -- Rotating biological contractors -- Phytoremediation -- Microbial fuel cells -- 4.1.3. Tertiary treatment -- 4.2. Advanced wastewater treatment methods -- 4.2.1. Membrane filtration -- 4.2.2. Advanced oxidation processes -- 4.2.3. UV irradiation -- 4.2.4. Other advanced methods -- 4.3. Commercialized wastewater treatments -- 5. Future perspectives -- References -- Chapter 2: UV-vis spectrophotometry for environmental and industrial analysis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The electromagnetic spectrum -- 2.1. Electronic photophysical process -- 3. Limitations of Beer-Lambert Law -- 4. Importance of UV-vis spectroscopy for analysis -- 4.1. Quantitative analysis -- 4.2. Qualitative analysis -- 4.3. UV-vis spectrophotometry for environmental analysis -- 5. Water analysis -- 6. Polymer analysis -- 7. Microcarbon analysis -- 8. Dye analysis. , 8.1. Measurement of change in coloration -- 8.2. Removal of metal salts -- 8.3. Regulations in environmental control -- 8.4. Wastewater fingerprinting -- 8.5. Colored ink -- 8.6. UV-vis spectrophotometry for industrial analysis -- 8.6.1. Presence of colorants -- 8.6.2. Removal of colorants -- 8.7. Presence of organic content -- 8.8. Presence of natural products -- 8.9. Petrochemical industry -- 8.10. Waste management -- 9. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Chemical oxygen demand and biochemical oxygen demand -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Redox chemistry in water -- 3. Oxygen demand [1, 2] -- 4. Biological oxygen demand -- 5. Analysis of biochemical oxygen demand -- 5.1. Standard method -- 5.1.1. Winkler's method [6] -- 5.2. Technological advancement in standard methods -- 5.3. BOD methods for rapid determination of results -- 6. Chemical oxygen demand (COD) -- 6.1. Chemical reactions involved in COD determination [16] -- 6.2. Modification of conventional COD method -- 6.3. Mercury free methods -- 6.4. Electrochemical and photocatalytic methods (lesser chemical use) -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Soil and sediment analysis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methods for analysis of organic compounds -- 2.1. Pharmaceuticals -- 2.2. Phenols-alkylphenols and bisphenol A -- 2.3. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons -- 2.4. Phthalates -- 2.5. Organometallic and organometalloid compounds -- 3. Microplastics -- 4. Quality assurance -- Funding -- References -- Chapter 5: Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry techniques for environmental analysis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Advances in extraction techniques of environmental samples for LC-MS -- 2.1. Microextraction techniques -- 2.2. Extraction techniques involving nanomaterials -- 2.3. Extraction techniques involving ionic liquids -- 3. Advances in liquid chromatography instrumentation. , 4. Advances in mass spectrometry detection -- 5. Applications of LC/MS for environmental analysis -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Green analytical chemistry for food industries -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Analytical detection -- 2.1. Qualitative methods -- 2.2. Quantitative methods -- 3. Emerging extraction technologies -- 3.1. Supercritical fluid extraction -- 3.2. Pressurized liquid extraction -- 3.3. Microwave-assisted extraction -- 3.4. Ultrasound-assisted extraction -- 4. Miniaturization of online emerging extraction techniques with analytical detection: Current trends in the use of SFE a ... -- 4.1. Sample preparation: Extraction vessel packaging -- 4.2. Extraction mode -- 4.2.1. Selection of the mobile phase -- 4.3. Separation and detection of analytes -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Immunoassays applications -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Conventional vs microscale immunoassay sensors -- 3. Substrates -- 3.1. Silicon -- 3.2. Glass -- 3.3. Polymers -- 3.4. Paper -- 3.5. Hybrid -- 4. Fluid transport mechanisms -- 4.1. Active -- 4.2. Passive -- 5. Detection methodologies -- 5.1. Colorimetric -- 5.2. Fluorescence -- 5.3. Surface plasmon resonance -- 5.4. Electrochemical -- 5.5. Mechanical -- 6. Conclusions and outlook -- References -- Chapter 8: High-performance liquid chromatographic techniques for determination of organophosphate pesticides in complex matr -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Environmental fate of pesticides -- 3. Analytical methods used for pesticides determination -- 4. High-performance liquid chromatography -- 4.1. Types of HPLC -- 4.1.1. Normal-phase HPLC -- 4.1.2. Reverse-phase HPLC -- 4.2. HPLC column -- 4.3. Mode of elution -- 4.3.1. Isocratic HPLC -- 4.3.2. Gradient HPLC -- 4.4. Detectors used for the analysis of organophosphate pesticides -- 5. Sample preparation for HPLC analysis of organophosphate pesticides. , 6. Detection and quantification of organophosphate pesticides from complex matrices using high-performance liquid chromat ... -- References -- Chapter 9: Application of the GC/MS technique in environmental analytics: Case of the essential oils -- 1. Introduction -- 2. GC/MS as a modern technique for analysis of essential oils -- 3. Practical application of the polar column in the analysis of essential oils -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Remote sensing for environmental analysis: Basic concepts and setup -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Practical examples -- 2.1. Improving environmental assessments through remote sensing -- 3. Key concepts to/in remote sensing -- 4. Historical background of remote sensing -- 4.1. Historical beginning -- 4.2. Remote sensing to environment applications -- 4.2.1. Hyperspectral imaging -- 4.2.2. Field spectrometry -- 4.2.3. Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) -- 5. Remote sensing sensors -- 5.1. Imaging sensors -- 5.2. Non-imaging sensors -- 6. Quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) in environmental monitoring by remote sensing -- 7. Perspectives and conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Materials science and lab-on-a-chip for environmental and industrial analysis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Lab-on-a-chip concept and components -- 3. Materials science on LOC technology -- 4. Environmental analysis and pollutant monitoring -- 5. Autonomous LOC prototype -- 6. Challenges and future prospects of LOC technology -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Destructive and nondestructive techniques of analyses of biofuel characterization and thermal valorization -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials preparation -- 2.1. Thermal densification processes -- 2.2. Mechanical densification processes -- 3. Destructive analyses for materials characterization -- 3.1. Generalities on destructive methods. , 3.2. Destructive methods in solid biofuel characterization -- 3.2.1. Thermogravimetry analysis (ATG) -- 3.2.2. High heating value determination -- 3.2.3. Ultimate analysis -- 4. Nondestructive methods for material characterization -- 4.1. Generalities -- 4.2. Nondestructive methods in solid biofuel characterization -- 4.2.1. Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy technique -- 4.2.2. Gaseous emission analysis using TESTO equipment -- 4.2.3. Particulate matter (PM) measurements -- 4.2.4. Bottom ash characterization and measurements -- References -- Chapter 13: Application of nanoparticles as a chemical sensor for analysis of environmental samples -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) -- 2.1. Platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) -- 2.2. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) -- 2.3. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) -- 2.4. Copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) -- 2.5. Silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) -- 2.6. Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) -- 2.7. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) -- 2.8. Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) -- 3. Characterization of nanoparticles -- 4. Properties of nanoparticles -- 4.1. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and color of NPs -- 4.2. Surface area -- 4.3. Magnetic properties -- 4.4. Electronic properties -- 5. Different class of chemical substances -- 5.1. Heavy metals -- 5.1.1. Essential metals -- 5.1.2. Toxic metals -- 5.2. Pesticides and fungicides -- 5.3. Aromatic and VOC's compounds -- 5.4. Surfactants -- 5.5. Other chemical substances -- 6. Analytical techniques for detection of chemical substance in environmental samples -- 6.1. Colorimetric sensing -- 6.2. Fluorescence sensing -- 6.3. Electrochemical sensing -- 6.4. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopic (SERS) sensing -- 7. Conclusions -- References -- Index.