Easy and sensitive SERS detection of nitroaromatic pollutants in water

The increasing and urgent demand for clean water requires new approaches for identifying possible contaminants. In the present work, silver-embedded polymer substrates are employed for revealing the presence of traces of nitroaromatic compounds in water, on the basis of the SERS (surface-enhanced Raman scattering) effect. These platforms provide an easy and sensitive detection of these organic pollutants with low concentrations in contaminated water