Gold nanoparticles were deposited electrolessly on multiwalled carbon nanotubes ( CNTs ) via in situ reduction of HAuCl4 by NaBH4. The resulting gold covered nanotubes were immobilised onto the surface of a glassy carbon electrode via evaporation of a suspension in chloroform. Anodic stripping voltammetry was performed with the modified electrode in As(III) solutions. A limit of detection