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Using a multistandard color chart guide for digital cameras to detect total uranium in drinking water using arsenazo III: an approach

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The present study developed a multistandard color chart for detecting uranium (U) by arsenazo III using digital cameras with color tool measurements and compared it with conventional methods. The color chart is red to dark red as monochromatic for cameras. The detection limit is 5 ng/mL using a preconcentration factor of 100, which is well below WHO guidelines. The digital cameras showed lower bias and better trueness compared to the conventional methods. This provides an advantage in portability, ease of analysis, and no need for high-end instruments/radiochemical laboratories for U analysis in drinking water.

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This work was fully carried out using the facilities of UGC-DAE CSR. The authors acknowledge the financial support from UGC-DAE CSR through a Collaborative Research Scheme (CRS) project number: CRS/2021-22/02/518. The authors thank the assistance from Dr Goutam Pramanik and Dr Aparna Dutta, Scientists from UGC-DAE, Kolkata Centre, India. The authors also acknowledge the support provided from Charotar University of Science & Technology (CHARUSAT) in the form of Digital DSLR Camera and laboratory facility support in performing the research.

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Baskaran, K.V., Saha, A. & Ghugre, S.S. Using a multistandard color chart guide for digital cameras to detect total uranium in drinking water using arsenazo III: an approach. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 5071–5085 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09222-7

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