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ArticleJournal of analytical methods in chemistry2026

Affordable Arsenic Detection Device Using Handmade Lokta Paper for Decentralized and Sustainable Manufacturing.

Ramdeep Shrestha, Bhanu Bhakta Neupane, Basant Giri

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Article in Journal of analytical methods in chemistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ramdeep ShresthaCentral Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal, tribhuvan-university.edu.np.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7631-2912
Bhanu Bhakta NeupaneCentral Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal, tribhuvan-university.edu.np.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0731-2552
Basant GiriCenter for Analytical Sciences, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, P. O. Box 23002, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4798-3414

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The reliance on centralized manufacturing systems often shows vulnerability of global supply chains, as evidenced by disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical conflicts. This study reports an affordable and portable paper strip sensor for arsenic detection in groundwater, developed using distributed manufacturing and sustainability principles. Handmade Lokta Paper (HLP), produced in the laboratory from bark of a native Lokta plant,

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arsenic contaminationDaphnepaper striptraditional material

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PMID42180158
PMCPMC13197832

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