Low-cost field test kits for arsenic detection in water

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 108-115

  Das, Joyati ^a   Sarkar, Priyabrata ^a   Panda, Jigisha ^a   Pal, Priyabrata ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Arsenic; field kit; groundwater; mercuric bromide; silver nitrate

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC CONTAMINATION; ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATERS; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER; CONTAMINATION LEVELS; FIELD KIT; MERCURIC BROMIDE; SILVER NITRATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DETECTORS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; SILVER ALLOYS;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; ARSINE; BROMIDE; DRINKING WATER; SILVER NITRATE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COST CONTROL; STUDENT T TEST; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ARSENIC; BROMIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SILVER NITRATE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84885963225     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2013.824764     Document Type: Article

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