Environmental Impact of Phenolic Compounds: Advanced Detection using Active Inertial Electromagnetic Sensor

1f250ecc-8eab-4bc5-bcca-ddb640c547dd20250922072137424wseas:wseasmdt@crossref.orgMDT DepositWSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT2224-34961790-507910.37394/232015http://wseas.org/wseas/cms.action?id=4031110202511020252110.37394/232015.2025.21https://wseas.com/journals/ead/2025.phpEnvironmental Impact of Phenolic Compounds: Advanced Detection using Active Inertial Electromagnetic SensorEriettaVasilakiDepartment of Electronics Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Romanou 3, Chania, GREECEAntoniaPsaroudakiDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Tripitos, Sitia, GREECEDiamantoLazariDepartment of Pharmacognosy-Pharmacology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, GREECEEvaggeliaDrakakiDepartment of Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou 84, Athens, GREECEChrysiLogakiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Crete, Voutes, Heraklion, GREECEEmmanouelAntonidakisDepartment of Electronics Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Romanou 3, Chania, GREECEPhenolic compounds are an important class of organic pollutants that are of considerable environmental concern. Compounds such as phenol and its derivatives are widespread pollutants in industrial effluents, mainly from oil-producing facilities, oil refineries, and agro-industrial processes, e.g., the extraction of olive oil. Furthermore, phenolic compounds are widely found in various food products and play an important role in some antioxidant properties and potential toxic effects related to their concentration and origin. Given their high toxicity, persistence, and potential for bioaccumulation, phenolic compounds have serious impacts on aquatic ecosystems, human health, and food safety. Thus, the rapid, sensitive, and low-background detection of them, with minimal preparation of the samples, would be highly beneficial for environmental monitoring, pollution management, and food quality testing. Here, we present the application of an Active Inertial Electromagnetic Sensor for the investigation of select phenolic compounds. 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