Accuracy, precision, usability, and cost of free chlorine residual testing methods

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 79-90

  Murray, Anna ^a   Lantagne, Daniele ^a  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorination; Developing countries; Drinking water; Field testing methods; Free chlorine residual; Household water treatment

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; WATER;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CHLORINE; ERROR ANALYSIS; PRECISION;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE RESIDUAL TESTING METHOD; COLORIMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT ERROR; TEST STRIP; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ECONOMICS; LIGHT; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; CHLORINE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISINFECTANTS; LIGHT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; WATER;

EID: 84928996890     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2014.195     Document Type: Article

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