Detection of Water Pollutants by Laser Excited Resonance Raman Spectroscopy; Pesticides and Fungicides

Abstract
The feasibility of resonance Raman spectroscopy in the detection of hazardous chemicals in water has been tested on some nitrophenol-based pesticides and fungicides. In most cases, detection limits below the parts per million level were obtained. The method was also tested on an artifically polluted river water sample.