“…4−6 Thus, there is a great demand for development of a simple, fast, and sensitive method for trace element determination of the most important iron species (Fe(II) and Fe(III)) in water samples. 7 Various techniques including capillary electrophoresis, 8 inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), 9 inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), 10 flame atomic absorption spectrometry * Correspondence: sdadfarnia@yazd.ac.ir (FAAS), 11 polarography, 12 voltametry, 13 chemiluminescence, 14 and spectrophotometry 15 have been used for the determination of iron. Among these methods, spectrophotometry has the advantages of simplicity, availability, versatility, speed, accuracy, precision, and cost-effectiveness, 16 but it lacks the required sensitivity for direct determination of trace concentrations.…”