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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1021/es203511k
Titel (primär) Field testing of arsenic in groundwater samples of Bangladesh using a test kit based on lyophilized bioreporter bacteria
Autor Siegfried, K.; Endes, C.; Bhuiyan, A.F.M.K.; Kuppardt, A.; Mattusch, J.; van der Meer, J.R.; Chatzinotas, A.; Harms, H.
Quelle Environmental Science & Technology
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
Department UMB; ANA
Band/Volume 46
Heft 6
Seite von 3281
Seite bis 3287
Sprache englisch
Abstract

A test kit based on living, lyophilized bacterial bioreporters emitting bioluminescence as a response to arsenite and arsenate was applied during a field campaign in six villages across Bangladesh. Bioreporter field measurements of arsenic in groundwater from tube wells were in satisfying agreement with the results of spectroscopic analyses of the same samples conducted in the lab. The practicability of the bioreporter test in terms of logistics and material requirements, suitability for high sample throughput, and waste disposal was much better than that of two commercial chemical test kits that were included as references. The campaigns furthermore demonstrated large local heterogeneity of arsenic in groundwater, underscoring the use of well switching as an effective remedy to avoid high arsenic exposure.
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Siegfried, K., Endes, C., Bhuiyan, A.F.M.K., Kuppardt, A., Mattusch, J., van der Meer, J.R., Chatzinotas, A., Harms, H. (2012):
Field testing of arsenic in groundwater samples of Bangladesh using a test kit based on lyophilized bioreporter bacteria
Environ. Sci. Technol. 46 (6), 3281 - 3287 10.1021/es203511k