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ArticleEnvironmental monitoring and assessment2026

Development and application of a Schiff-base colorimetric sensor for lead (Pb

Adetutu Oluwakemi Aliyu, Asmau Shehu, Abdulafeez Olayinka Akorede

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Article in Environmental monitoring and assessment, 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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3 authors.

Adetutu Oluwakemi AliyuChemistry Department, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria. aoaliyu@nda.edu.ng.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8047-1579
Asmau ShehuChemistry Department, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
Abdulafeez Olayinka AkoredeChemistry Department, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lead contamination of groundwater remains a serious environmental and public health concern, particularly in urban regions where borehole water serves as a major domestic water source. Conventional analytical techniques such as atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) and inductively coupled plasma-based methods provide excellent sensitivity for trace metal determination but are often limited by high cost, technical expertise requirements, and infrastructural constraints in many developing regions. In this study, a simple Schiff-base ligand derived from salicylaldehyde (0.01 mol) and ethylenediamine (0.01 mol) was synthesized under reflux for 2 h and evaluated as a low-cost colorimetric sensor for Pb

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ColorimetryLeadSchiff BasesGroundwaterNigeriaWater Pollutants, ChemicalLeadSchiff BasesWater Pollutants, ChemicalBorehole waterColorimetric detectionEnvironmental monitoringGroundwaterLead contaminationSchiff-base sensor

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PMID42380646
PMCPMC13319987

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