Research Article

2-Hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde-P-hydroxybenzoichydrazone: A New Chromogenic Reagent for the Determination of Thorium(IV) and Uranium(VI)

Table 4

Determination of thorium in environmental water samples.

Amount of thorium (μg mL−1) ± SD
Sample( )
AddedFoundRecovery %

Tap water1.5 103.30
Bore-well water2.0 109.50
Stream water4.5 98.60
Domestic sewage water3.5 103.42