“…Currently, methods for detecting heavy metals can be categorised as instrumental analysis and rapid detection methods. Instrumental methods, such as electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ET‐AAS; Khodadadi et al ., 2022), graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS; Ge et al ., 2020), atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS; Peter et al ., 2012), laser‐induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS; Wang et al ., 2020b), X‐ray fluorescence (XRF; Farahani et al ., 2015), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP‐MS) and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP‐OES; El Chafic et al ., 2013), offer high sensitivity, low detection limits, minimal spectral interference and a wide linear range (Planeta et al ., 2021). However, their use for real‐time and on‐site monitoring is limited due to their dependence on expensive equipment, specialised procedures, intricate sample preparation and time‐consuming analysis (Klotz et al ., 2013).…”