Mortality is one of the negative indicators through which the state of health of a country or a region is determined. Studying Maternal Mortality indirectly we are analyzing the health of the mother, the health services, as well as maternal health programs that benefit.

An electrochemical sensor (CPE-IIHP) was developed for Cd(II) using a carbon paste electrode (CPE) impregnated with an ion-imprinted hybrid polymer (IIHP). A CPE-NIHP was also prepared for comparison. DPASV was used to optimize the sensor response and quantify Cd(II). The sensor presented a wide linear range from low concentrations of Cd(II): 1 to 100 ?g L?1 and high concentrations of Cd(II): 2.75 to 5.0 mg L?1. Ions such as Co(II), Pb(II), Ni(II), Zn(II), Fe(II), Fe(III), Sn(II) and Cu(II), showed no variation in the Cd(II) signal. The CPE-IIHP was successfully applied in river and drinking water analysis, revealing the great potential for its application.

In this study, a new electrochemical sensor for determination of cyanide is proposed. The sensor is formed by a carbon paste electrode modified with hierarchical porous carbon and silver sulfide nanoparticles. The morphology characterization was performed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), while the chemical and electrochemistry characterization were performed by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry, respectively. Under the optimized conditions, the Ag2SNPs-HPC300 sensor presented a large concentration linear range of 5.9 × 10−7 to 1.1 × 10-3 mol L-1, and limit of detection of 7.0 × 10-8 mol L-1 using square-wave adsorptive anodic stripping voltammetry (SWAdASV) technique. The analytical response of the Ag2SNPs-HPC300 sensor was evaluated in presence of different compounds, and the results showed a RSD of 4.3% in ...