Development and application of an electrochemical sensor for the detection of Benzophenone-3

The presence of emerging microcontaminants, including organic UV filters (OUVAs), has been detected worldwide in the aquatic ecosystems. These pollutants, originated from various anthropogenic sources, can persist and transform within wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), posing a potential environmental hazard. In this framework, this research presents an innovative electrochemical sensor based on molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for the selective detection of Benzophenone-3 (BP-3), one of the OUVA most spread in the aquatic environment, to overcome the analytical challenges related to the quantification of this class of contaminants in wastewater samples.