Design and development of low cost, simple, rapid and safe, modified field kits for the visual detection and determination of arsenic in drinking water samples

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 322-327

  Cherukuri, Jyotsna ^a   Anjaneyulu, Y ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

And drinking water; Arsenic; Field kit

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CUPRIC CHLORIDE; DRINKING WATER; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; SULFANILAMIDE; ZINC;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COLOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PROCESS DESIGN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 24944530949     PISSN: 16604601     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2005020018     Document Type: Article

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