[Advances in On-site Analytical Methods for Inorganic Arsenic in Environmental Water]

Arsenic is a ubiquitous metalloid element in the environment. Arsenic is classified as a group A carcinogen and has caused serious impacts on human health. For example, chronic poisoning caused by arsenic in groundwater is a global health problem. The forms of arsenic in environmental water are diverse, which can easily be transformed into each other during the sampling process and transportation, resulting in errors in laboratory analysis results. Therefore, developing on-site analytical methods for arsenic and acquiring accurate data are the basis for the study of the morphological transformation and bio-absorption process of arsenic and accurately evaluating its toxicity. In the past few decades, laboratory-based analytical methods for arsenic have developed rapidly, but there are still huge challenges in the on-site analysis of arsenic. This review summarized the relevant reviews on analytical methods of arsenic in environmental water in the past decade (2011-2022); discussed the advances in on-site analytical methods such as colorimetric methods, luminescence-based methods, and electrochemical methods of arsenic; anticipated the future development of on-site analytical methods for arsenic in environmental waters; and provided references for the development and applications of new methods.