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(B) LEAD IN WATER
* SOURCES :
Water stored in tanks painted with lead-base paint.
Plumbo-solvency i.e. the solvent action of soft water
on lead pipes.
SIGNIFICANCE :
Lead is a serious poison, it accumulates in the bone
structure and may cause brain damage and death.
Maximum allowed limit in drinking water 0.1 mg/L.
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* DETERMINATION :
Photometric analysis :
"Dithizone method"
Dithizone (diphenylthiocarbazone) reagent will react
with lead to give red color of lead dithizonate
complex.
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