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IIT Bhubaneswar researchers develop ‘ArsenSafe’ portable device for rapid arsenic detection in water

Bhubaneswar, June 10 (UNI) Researchers from the Sensors and Spectroscopy Research Group of the School of Electrical and Computer Sciences (SECS) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar have developed an innovative portable arsenic detection device, named “ArsenSafe”, aimed at enhancing water quality monitoring and safeguarding public health.
The compact, handheld device has been developed through Nano Semic Pvt. Ltd., a startup incubated at the Research and Entrepreneurship Park of IIT Bhubaneswar. The initiative is led by Dr. Sayan Dey and Dr. Akshay K., faculty members of the institute.
The research team, headed by Dr. Sayan Dey, has made significant strides in developing affordable, highly sensitive and field-deployable technologies for detecting arsenic contamination in drinking water—an issue that continues to pose serious health risks in many parts of India and across the globe.
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