A Low-Cost Device for the Estimation of Fluoride in Drinking Water

Field Analytical Chemistry and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-58

  Sen, Ananya ^a   Kesava Rao, K ^a   Frizzell, M A ^b   Rao, Govind ^b,c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorimeter; Drinking water; Fluoride; Fluorosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032379786     PISSN: 1086900X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6521(1998)2:1<51::aid-fact6>3.3.co;2-q     Document Type: Article

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