There is a global concern about the environmental impact of pollutants derived from their widespread use and subsequent persistence in the environment. In this context, attempts to develop novel methods/technologies for detection of pollutants in real-time have attracted much attention. The ever-increasing demand of remote autonomous field deployable analytical systems has become the driving force of microfluidic systems development. Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip (LOC) platforms excel, offering continuous tracking of chemical agents in an integrated miniaturised fashion. Herein, we focus on the latest developments in environmental LOC monitoring devices and provide future perspectives to overcome the challenges that environmental monitoring face using printing technologies.

由于污染物的广泛使用以及随后在环境中的持久性，污染物对环境的影响引起了全球关注。在这种情况下，开发用于实时检测污染物的新颖方法/技术的尝试引起了广泛的关注。远程自治现场可部署分析系统的不断增长的需求已成为微流体系统发展的驱动力。微流体芯片实验室（LOC）平台非常出色，以集成的小型化方式连续跟踪化学试剂。在此，我们将重点介绍环境LOC监视设备的最新发展，并提供未来展望，以克服使用打印技术进行环境监视所面临的挑战。