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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Arsenic contamination in drinking water is a global concern.
  • Total arsenic levels do not reflect varying toxicities of different arsenic species.
  • Laboratory-based speciation is challenging due to potential species instability during sample transport.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a field-deployable method for on-site speciation of toxic dissolved arsenic species.
  • To ensure the method is easy to use, sensitive for drinking water levels, and analytically robust.
  • To analyze Arsenic (III), Arsenic (V), monomethylarsonic acid (MMA), and dimethylarsenic acid (DMA).

Main Methods:

  • Selective retention of arsenic species on ion-exchange chromatography cartridges.
  • Selective elution and quantification using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy.
  • On-site sample processing via syringe or peristaltic pump, with stable species distribution on cartridges for lab analysis.

Main Results:

  • High arsenic recoveries (78-112%) and low relative standard deviations (<10%) were achieved.
  • Excellent resolution between the four primary arsenic species.
  • Method demonstrated effectiveness in spiked samples and hard groundwater, indicating minimal interference from dissolved minerals.

Conclusions:

  • The developed on-site method enables accurate speciation of key toxic arsenic forms in drinking water.
  • This technique facilitates reliable exposure assessment by overcoming challenges of species instability during transport.
  • The methodology is suitable for routine analysis of critical arsenic species in drinking water supplies.