WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS

Methods Used
• Colorimetric

• Electrometric/Potentiometric

• Turbidimetric

• Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS)

• Filtration

• Titration
 Standards Used
• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Standards for potable and waste water.

• USEPA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and

Wastes.
 Equipment
• Shimadzu Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AA-7000).

• Jenway PFP7 Flame Photometer.

• Wagtech Hydrotest HT1000.

• Eutech ION 2700 pH meter

• Jenway 4520 Conductivity meter

• METTLER TOLEDO titrator

• HANNA HI9146 Portable Dissolved Oxygen Meter

 Equipment
Oyster™ Series pH/Conductivity/TDS/Temperature Meter

Eutech 2700 pH
meter
Equipment
JENWAY 4520
CONDUCTIVITY METER
Equipment
HI9146 Portable Dissolved Oxygen Meter
for DO
Equipment
COLORIMETER

Hydrotest HT1000 Kit FOR TSS,

TURBIDITY and COLOUR
 Equipment

LaMotte SMART3 COLORIMETER

 Equipment
BACTERIOLOGICAL (Coliforms)
Equipment (Metal Analyses)
Limits / range of detection
PARAMETER LIMIT OF DETECTION
pH 0
Conductivity (µS/cm) 0
Total Dissolved Solids (ppm) 0
Total Suspended Solids (ppm) 0
Turbidity (NTU) 0
Fluoride (ppm) 0
Colour (Apparent) (FAU) 0
Colour (True) (FAU) 0
Alkalinity (ppm) 1
Hardness (ppm) 0.01
Chloride (ppm) 0.5
Nitrate (ppm) 0.08
Nitrite (ppm) 0.03
Phosphate (ppm) 0.05
Sulphate (ppm) 5
Silica (ppm) 0.05
BOD (ppm) 1
COD (ppm) 0.1
Fluoride (ppm) 0.02
Oil and Grease (ppm) 1
 Limits / range of detection
PARAMETER LIMIT OF DETECTION
Magnesium (ppm) 0.002
Potassium (ppm) 0.002
Sodium (ppm) 0.002
Aluminium (ppm) 0.002
Iron (ppm) 0.002
Phosphorus (ppm) 0.002
Silicon (ppm) 0.002
Arsenic (ppb) 0.002
Selenium (ppm) 0.002
Silver (ppm) 0.002
Boron (ppm) 0.002
Barium (ppm) 0.002
Cadmium (ppm) 0.002