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New tool helps detect pesticide presence in a jiffy
Saturday December 17, 2011 09:10:31 PM,
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use of banned pesticides, court tells government
The Delhi
High Court Thursday directed the central and Delhi governments to
finalise steps within two months to prevent the rampant use of
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Sydney: A new
screening tool could help detect pesticide traces instantly in
large water samples.
The tool, developed by Australian doctoral research student David
Beale is based on chemiluminescence -- a highly-sensitive
technique that reveals the presence of minute quantities of an
organic compound.
Beale undertook the project as part of his doctoral research at
the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology's School of Applied
Sciences.
"Typical pesticide monitoring involves collecting samples on site
then taking them back to a laboratory for analysis, a process that
can take several days.
"By instantly identifying the presence of
specific pesticide residues, this new method would enable water
utilities to find out on the spot if a water catchment is
contaminated," said a statement from the Melbourne Research
Institute.
"I hope my work could enable water utilities to catch any
contamination early, as well as boosting the amount of testing
conducted within our water catchments," Beale said.
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