Vol. 9, Issue 1 (2021)
Heavy metal pollutants in water and their detection techniques
Author(s): Dharmendra Pratap Singh and Dr. Neerja Sharma
Abstract: Heavy metals contamination is one of the major problems in the world. The heavy metals like Mercury (Hg), Arsenic (As), Lead (Pb), Chromium (Cr), Cadmium (Cd), Nickel (Ni), Cobalt (Co) and Zinc (Zn) are considered to be highly toxic and highly hazardous. Heavy metals enter in the water through industrial discharge, metal painting, mining, and they reach the humans by food and drinking water and cause high blood pressure, liver and kidney damage, high risk of cancer of lung, skin. Hence detection and quantification of these heavy metals are very important for health care and prevention of serious diseases. This review is the general description of the occurrence of heavy metals and their detection in water. Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS), X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and Biosensors are the most trending techniques for the detection of Mercury (Hg), Arsenic (As), Lead (Pb), Chromium (Cr), Cadmium (Cd), and Zinc (Zn) in water bodies. These methods provide strong reliability and best results of heavy metals.
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Dharmendra Pratap Singh, Dr. Neerja Sharma. Heavy metal pollutants in water and their detection techniques. Int J Chem Stud 2021;9(1):669-677.
