Portable sensor offers low-cost arsenic detection for safer drinking water

Portable sensor offers low-cost arsenic detection for safer drinking water

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur have developed a new low-cost mobile tool to detect arsenic contamination in water sources, addressing a critical threat to human health and the environment.

Portable, Affordable Arsenic Detection Device Enhances Safe Water Access

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur have pioneered a transformative, low-cost, mobile detection system designed specifically to identify arsenic contamination in water sources. This breakthrough technology addresses one of the most critical environmental and public health challenges worldwide—the presence of arsenic in drinking water. Arsenic contamination is recognized as a major cause of serious health disorders, in…

Mobile, low-cost arsenic detection tool for safe water - IOP Publishing

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur have developed a new low-cost mobile tool to detect arsenic contamination in water sources, addressing a critical threat to human health and the environment. Published in IOP Publishing’s academic journal Nanotechnology the new tool offers a low-cost, onsite solution for monitoring water quality, especially useful in low-income regions where access to safe drinking water is a major …