Comparison of on-site field measured inorganic arsenic in rice with laboratory measurements using a field deployable method: Method validation

Angstone Thembachako Mlangeni; Valeria Vecchi; Gareth J. Norton; Andrea Raab; Eva M. Krupp; Joerg Feldmann

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.04.133

Comparison of on-site field measured inorganic arsenic in rice with laboratory measurements using a field deployable method: Method validation

Angstone Thembachako Mlangeni, Valeria Vecchi, Gareth J. Norton, Andrea Raab, Eva M. Krupp, Joerg Feldmann

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Abstract

A commercial arsenic field kit designed to measure inorganic arsenic (iAs) in water was modified into a field deployable method (FDM) to measure iAs in rice. While the method has been validated to give precise and accurate results in the laboratory, its on-site field performance has not been evaluated. This study was designed to test the method on-site in Malawi in order to evaluate its accuracy and precision in determination of iAs on-site by comparing with a validated reference method and giving original data on inorganic arsenic in Malawian rice and rice-based products. The method was validated by using the established laboratory-based HPLC-ICPMS. Statistical tests indicated there were no significant differences between on-site and laboratory iAs measurements determined using the FDM (p=0.263, ά=0.05) and between on-site measurements and measurements determined using HPLC-ICP-MS (p=0.299, ά=0.05). This method allows quick (within 1 hour) and efficient screening of rice containing iAs concentrations on-site.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	180-185
Number of pages	6
Journal	Food Chemistry
Volume	263
Early online date	30 Apr 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.04.133
Publication status	Published - 15 Oct 2018

Keywords

Rice
arsenic
field deployable method
inorganic arsenic
laboratory
onsite
maximum contaminant limit

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Comparison of on-site field measured inorganic arsenic in rice with laboratory measurements using a field deployable method : Method validation. / Mlangeni, Angstone Thembachako; Vecchi, Valeria; Norton, Gareth J.; Raab, Andrea; Krupp, Eva M.; Feldmann, Joerg.

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