Is'nt using diphenylcarbazide reagent is a calorometric method ? Does it also able to tell exact concentration of Cr in ppm or ppb levels?

Of course, it can, but it is necessary first to determine the concentration range in which to determine the concentration of metals and related conditions (wavelength, pH, ionic strength, solvent). In terms of creating a metal-ligand complex may be obtained lower values of LOD and LOQ.

yes we can use uv-s for heavy metals but all of the heavy metals have different method which you have to refer from papers and each heavy metal has  different wavelength.

Mrs/Miss Toor,

Please pay attention to the attachment and related refs

Cannot, without appropriate complexing agent.......

Yes, you can!

There is variety of spectroscopic methodologies with different sophistication levels depending  on the element in demand! Much more efforts are needed in case you have a need for quantitative (concentration)  measurements.  VUV, UV or visible light spectroscopy frequently is appropriate in case you have a need to have "yes" or  "not" answer about presence of heavy metal in your sample even in very small concentration!

Historically Uv_vis spectroscpy was one of the first methods used for quantitative determination of heavy metals (as cations) in solution. Fisrt you need to find a suitable ligand, absorbing in the UV-Vis area, which makes complex with the ion of choice. There are many books in the 70ties dealing with this problem. Eevn now there are plenty of papers devoted to ligands design for specific metal ions.

Following reference can help, I asume, to get the background: Metal Complexes in Aqueous Solutions (Arthur E. Martell, Robert D. Hancock, Springer, 2013)

For sure!  Yes! Industrial instruments are on the market, but sometimes very sophisticated laboratory exerciswes are needed

Dear concerns, if it is possible then please let me to have the procedure for heavy metal concentration analysis in UV VIS spectroscopy.

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Thanks in advance...

Yes for example chromium

Xps will provide better information rather than Uv vis.

which metals/elements can be detected through spectrophotometry ?

Dear Sehaspreet Kaur Toor ,

There are some indirect methods for the identification of heavy metals using UV/Vis spectroscopy such as Ag-doped ZnO nanoparticles. To know the details please study the attached article: "UV–vis spectroscopic method for detection and removal of heavy metal ions in water using Ag doped ZnO nanoparticles"

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