Development of a low-cost portable colorimeter for the estimation of fluoride in drinking water

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 245-251

  Rohit, ^a   Kanwar, Lalita ^a   Rao, K Kesava ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Colorimeter; Drinking water; Fluoride; Fluorosis; SPADNS

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION CURVES; COLOR CHANGES; CONCENTRATION OF; DEFLUORIDATION; DOUBLE-BEAM; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE ION; KARNATAKA; VISIBLE REGION;

COLOR; COLORIMETERS; COLORIMETRY; GROUNDWATER;

POTABLE WATER;

EID: 77955470177     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2010.05.021     Document Type: Article

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