A simple inexpensive gas phase chemiluminescence analyzer for measuring trace levels of arsenic in drinking water

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 252-257

  Sengupta, Mrinal K ^a   Hossain, Zafreen A ^a   Ohira, Shin Ichi ^a   Dasgupta, Purnendu K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Gasphase chemiluminescence; ICP MS; Tap water

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GASPHASE; GASPHASE CHEMILUMINESCENCE; GOOD CORRELATIONS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LOW LEVEL; NEW MEXICO; TAP WATER; TAP-WATER SAMPLES; TRACE LEVEL;

ARSENIC; CHEMILUMINESCENCE; COST REDUCTION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; MASS SPECTROMETERS; TRACE ANALYSIS;

POTABLE WATER;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

ARSENIC; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CORRELATION; DETECTION METHOD; DRINKING WATER; GAS PHASE REACTION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ARSENIC; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CHLORIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NEW MEXICO; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74249092499     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.07.014     Document Type: Article

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