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• Modified AAN Kit (Nepal) •89.7 %: As: < 10 ppb Graph 2: Arsenic Concentration in the Ground
Water of Nepal
• Hach EZ (USA) Photo sources: NSSC, 2006
Health Hazards of Arsenic Poisoning Recommendations
• Wagtech Arsenator (UK)
2. Analytical Methods •First recorded - arsenic Survey remaining at-risk areas; Develop awareness;
poisoning in Nepal - Adopt the WHO guideline; Identify alternative safe water
1. Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS)
February 2003. sources and assess their sustainability; Priorities water-
a. Hydride Generation System (AAS-HG) supply and treatment interventions; Investigate impacts
•He manifested outward
b. Graphite furnace (AAS-GF) for atomization, signs of arsenic poisoning, of As on health and agriculture; Strengthen capability of
2. Inductively coupled plasma including lesions, open agricultural research institutions.
a. With atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) ulcers, red eyes, and Poster Session
hardening of the skin on “Managing water in a changing world”
b. With mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
his hands and feet.
3. Atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS) Photo sources: NSSC, 2003 An International Conference hosted by
4. Anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) or •A study by ENPHO (Nepal) showed that of 497 hair The Commission for Water Sustainability
and 110 nail samples tested for arsenic content, 95% International Geographical Union (IGU), Torino, Italy
5. Spectrophotometry.
of hair samples and 71% of nail samples contained July 27 to 31, 2009
For more information arsenic over the normal limit. Arsenic content of 62%
Jay Krishna Thakur of hair samples exceeded the toxic level (> Special Section : Underground resources
1000µg/kg). But, the dermatome prevalence is only Acknowledgement:
Email: up to 5.1%, which is too low to support the existing National Sanitation Steering Committee (NSSC),
pdjkth@gmail.com arsenic exposure. Nepal for data availability