A Comparative Study on the Determination of Fe in Groundwater by Different Methods

Authors

  • M. R. Zaman Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh
  • R. A. Banub Department of Chemistry, Rajshahi College, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
  • A. Yousuf Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh

Keywords:

drinking water, Fe determination, metal contamination, toxic effect, groundwater iron

Abstract

Three different experimental methods were used to analyse iron content in groundwater samples drawn from various spots of Mirzapur, a southeastern part of Rajshahi City, Bangladesh. These included UV-visible spectrophoto- metry, atomic absorption spectrophotometry, and titrimetric methods. As many as 20 water samples were collected from randomly selected domestic water supply tubewells throughout the area. Iron content was found to range  between

0.052 - 5.890 ppm, 0.060 - 6.060 ppm, and 0.139 - 5.584 ppm by the spectrophotometric, atomic absorption spectro- photometric, and titrimetric methods, respectively. The values obtained with the three different methods were, fairly comparable and lie within the fringe of experimental deviations.

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Published

2005-12-21

How to Cite

Zaman, M. R., Banub, R. A., & Yousuf, A. (2005). A Comparative Study on the Determination of Fe in Groundwater by Different Methods. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 48(6), 393–396. Retrieved from https://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/1431

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 6 (2005): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles