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Purified Water Specification as per

IP/BP/USP

Sr.
PARAMETERS LIMITS
No.
Clear, Colourless, odourless and
1 Description
tasteless liquid.
2 pH Between 5.0 to 7.0
3 Conductivity Not more than 1µS/Cm
On addition of Methyl red solution
the resulting solution should be not
red.
4 Acidity / Alkalinity
On addition of Bromo thymol blue
solution the resulting solution
should be not blue.
Test solution should not be coloured
5 Ammonium in intense with compared to
standard solution.
A Pure blue coloured should be
6 Calcium & magnesium
produced.
7 Heavy Metals Not more than 0.1ppm
The appearance of the solution
8 Chloride should not be changed for at least
15 minutes.
9 Nitrate Not more than 0.2 ppm
The appearance of the solution
10 Sulphate should not be changed for at least 1
hour.
11 Oxidisable substances The test solution should remain
faintly pink.
12 Residue on evaporation Not more than 0.001%
13 Microbiological limits
Total bacterial Count Not more than 100 cfu / ml
Total Fungal count Not more than 10 cfu / ml
Escherichia Coli To be absent
Salmonella To be absent
Pseudomonas aurogenosa To be absent
Staphylococcus aureus To be absent

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