Arsenic testing field kits: Some considerations and recommendations

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 45-48

  Arora, Meenakshi ^a,b   Megharaj, Mallavarapu ^c,d   Naidu, Ravi ^c  

^a TERI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d University of South Australia and CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Drinking water; Field test kits; Groundwater

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARSINE; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ARSENIC; ARSENICALS; BANGLADESH; COLOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 64749114302     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-008-9231-4     Document Type: Article

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