The College of Education for Pure Sciences at University of Basrah discussed a doctoral dissertation entitled “Estimation of Selected Water Pollutants Using a Laboratory-Fabricated Microfluidic System.”
The dissertation aimed to design a microfluidic system for estimating the concentrations of nitrate, nitrite, and phosphate ions and to apply it to environmental water samples, while comparing the obtained results with conventional analytical methods to evaluate the system’s efficiency.
The study, presented by researcher Rana Tariq Shibli, included the fabrication of a microchannel chip operating through microcontrollers to regulate fluid flow. The system was tested on selected water samples collected from the Shatt al-Arab in Basrah Governorate.
The findings demonstrated high efficiency of the proposed system, highlighting its reduced consumption of samples and reagents and its ability to minimize waste, making it a practical and environmentally friendly alternative for environmental monitoring.
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