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| Inorganics |
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| Parameters |
Instrument
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Method
Name |
Reference |
| Color |
Tintometer |
Visual Method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
| pH |
pH Meter |
Electrometric method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
| Alkalinity |
Alkalinity |
Titration Method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
| Acidity |
Titrimetric |
Titration Method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
| Turbidity |
Turbiquent |
Instrumental Method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
| Total dissolved Solids |
TDS meter |
Instrumental method |
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| Conductivity |
Conductivity -Meter |
Instrumental method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
| Hardness |
Titrimetric |
EDTA titrimetric method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
| Dissolved Oxygen |
DO- Meter |
Electrode method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
| Chemical oxygen demand |
COD- Reactor
UV-VIS Spectrophotometer |
COD method |
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| Biological Oxygen Demand |
BOD- Incubator |
BOD method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
| Bromide |
UV-VIS Spectrophotometer |
Phenol Red Colorimetric method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
| Chloride |
UV-VIS Spectrophotometer |
Argentometric method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
| Fluoride |
UV-VIS Spectrophotometer |
SPADNS method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
| Nitrate |
UV-VIS Spectrophotometer |
Ultra Violet Spectrophotometric
Screening Method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
| Nitrite |
UV-VIS Spectrophotometer |
Colorimetric method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
| Phosphate |
UV-VIS Spectrophotometer |
Vanado Phosphomolybdophosphoric
acid method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
| Sulfate |
UV-VIS Spectrophotometer |
Turbidimetric method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
| Calcium |
Titrimetric |
EDTA titrimetric Method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
| Magnesium |
Gravimetric |
Gravimetric Method |
(APHA-manuals), USA |
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| Organic |
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| Substances analysed |
Protocol |
Instrument |
Model |
Detectors |
| VOCs |
EPA-502.2 |
GC |
Thermoquest - Trace GC |
FID/TCD |
| PAHs |
EPA-610, EPA-550, 550.1 |
GC/HPLC |
Thermoquest - Trace GCAgilent 1100series
(HP) |
ECDDAD/FD |
| PCBs |
EPA-508A |
GC |
Thermoquest - Trace GC |
ECD |
| Pesticides |
EPA-508, 547, 548, 549 |
GC/HPLC |
Thermoquest - Trace GCAgilent 1100series
(HP) |
ECDDAD/FD |
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| Protocols used: |
The analytical manuals for testing
water include:
1. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA-manual), USA
2. Food and Drug Administration (FDA-manual), USA
3. Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC-manual). USA
4. American Public Health Association (APHA-manuals) USA
5. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) (laboratory procedures), India
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