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HERO ID
1015751
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Field Testing of Arsenic in Groundwater Samples of Bangladesh Using a Test Kit Based on Lyophilized Bioreporter Bacteria
Author(s)
Siegfried, K; Endes, C; Bhuiyan, AF; Kuppardt, A; Mattusch, J; van der Meer, JR; Chatzinotas, A; Harms, H
Year
2012
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Environmental Science & Technology
ISSN:
0013-936X
EISSN:
1520-5851
Volume
46
Issue
6
Page Numbers
3281-3287
Language
English
PMID
22339623
DOI
10.1021/es203511k
Web of Science Id
WOS:000301630200032
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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Arsenic Hazard ID
1. Initial Lit Search
PubMed
ToxNet
4. Considered through Oct 2015
6. Cluster Filter through Oct 2015
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Arsenic (Inorganic)
1. Literature
PubMed
Toxline, TSCATS, & DART
4. Adverse Outcome Pathways/Networks Screening
Excluded/Not relevant
Title/Abstract screening
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Arsenic MOA
1. MOA Literature Screening
MOA Cluster
3. Excluded
Other not relevant
Dragon Screened
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