IIT Roorkee makes biosensor to detect harmful detergent pollutant
IIT Roorkee claims to have developed world's first specific reliable bacterial biosensor that detects the presence of environmental pollutant, Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate. It's highly specific for SDS and has minimal interference from other detergents, metals and inorganic ions present in the environment. It showed a satisfactory and reproducible recovery rate for SDS detection in real water samples.