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Table 1 Comparison of Laboratory and Field Kit Results for 795 Wells Tested by Village Testers

From: Impact on arsenic exposure of a growing proportion of untested wells in Bangladesh

ICP-MS As Results

≤ 10 μg/L

10-50 μg/L

50-100 μg/L

> 100 μg/L

N

198

292

166

139

Field Kit Incorrect

Relative to 10 μg/L

43

9

0

1

Field Kit Incorrect

Relative to 50 μg/L

2

161

2

2