Product(s) / Material of test

Specific tests performed

* Test Method / Standard against which tests are performed

Range of testing/ Limits of detection

Expanded Uncertainty in % (calculated at required level) (±)

Drinking water,

Packaged

Drinking Water and

Packaged Natural Mineral Water

Colour, true colour units,

IS-3025 (Part 4) -1983 (Reaffirmed-2006)

1-25 colour units

N.A.

Odour

IS-3025 (Part 5)- 1983 (Reaffirmed-2006)

Agreeable/

Disagreeable

N.A.

Taste

IS-3025 (Part 8)- 1984 (Reaffirmed-2006)

Agreeable/

Disagreeable

N.A.

Turbidity, NTU

IS-3025 (Part 10)-1984 (Reaffirmed-2006)

1 -50 NTU

(1 NTU)

5.2

(at 2 NTU)

Total dissolved solids mg/1,

IS-3025 (Part 16)- 1984 (Reaffirmed-2006)

200-2000 mg/l

4.42

( at 500 mg/L)

pH

IS-3025 (Part 11)-1983 (Reaffirmed-2006)

1 to 14

0.83

(at 7 pH)

Barium (as Ba) mg/1

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998 [ICP Technique]

0.5 - 10 mg/l

9.85

( at 1 mg/L)

Copper (as Cu), mg/1

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998 [ICP Technique]

0.04 - 10 mg/l

10.94

(at 0.05 mg/L)

Iron (as Fe) mg/1

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998 [ICP Technique]

0.05 - 10 mg/l

10.22

(at 0.1 mg/L)

Manganese (as Mn), mg/1

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998 [ICP Technique]

0.1 - 10 mg/l

11.36

(at 0.1 mg/L)

Nitrate (as NO₃ ), mg/1

IS 3025 (Part 34)-1988(Reaffirmed-1999)

20 - 100 mg/l

3.14

(at 45 mg/L)

Nitrite (as NO₂ ), mg/1

IS 3025 (Part 34)-1988(Reaffirmed-1999)

0.01 - 1 mg/l

8.94

( at 20 μg/L)

Fluoride (as F), mg/1,

Clause 23 of IS 3025-1964

0.5 - 100 mg/l

15.02

( at 1 mg/L)

Zinc (as Zn), mg/1

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998 [ICP Technique]

1 - 100 mg/l

9.90

( at 5 mg/L)

Silver (as Ag), mg/1

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998 [ICP Technique]

0.01 - 10 mg/l

11.06

( at 0.01 mg/L)

Aluminium (as Al), mg/1

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998 [ICP Technique]

0.02 - 5 mg/l

11.73

( at 0.3 mg/L)

Chloride (as Cl), mg/1,

IS 3025 (Part 32)-1988(Reaffirmed-1999)

100 to 1000 mg/l

3.33

(at 200mg/L)

Selenium (as Se), mg/1,

DIN EN ISO 11885-April1998[ICPTechnique]

0.01 - 10 mg/l

11.05

( at 0.01 mg/L)

Sulphate (as SO₄ ), mg/1,

IS 3025 (Part 24)-1988(Reaffirmed-1998)

100 to 500 mg/l

1.44

(200 mg/L)

Alkalinity (as HCO₃), mg/1,

IS 3025 (Part 23) -1986(Reaffirmed-1998)

100 to 500 mg/l

2.51

(at 200 mg/L)

Calcium (as Ca), mg/1,

DIN EN ISO 11885-April1998[ICPTechnique]

50 to 500 mg/l

11.05

( at 75 mg/L)

Magnesium (as Mg), mg/1,

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998 [ICP Technique]

10 to 200 mg/l

9.81

( at 30 mg/L)

Sodium (as Na), mg/1,

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998 [ICP Technique]

100 to 1000 mg/l

10.66

( at 200 mg/L)

Residual free chlorine, mg/1, 

APHA 21^st Edition 2005 - 4500-Cl G

0.1 - 50 mg/l

10.75

(at 0.2mg/L)

Phenolic compounds (as C₆H₂OH), mg/1, 

APHA 21^st Edition 2005: 5530 D

1 to 50 mg/l

7.90

(at 1 mg/L)

Mineral oil, mg/1, 

APHA 21^st Edition 2005:  5520 C(By FTIR Method)

(In house validated)

1 to 10 mg/l

4.26

(at 2 mg/l)

Anionic surface active agents (as MBAS), mg/1, 

Annex K of IS 13428-1998 (In house validated: STP/CHEM/W/15)

0.1- 5  mg/l

6.47

(at 0.2 mg/L)

Drinking water,

Packaged

Drinking Water and

Packaged Natural Mineral Water

Sulphide (as H₂ S), mg/1, 

IS 3025 (Part 29)-1986(Reaffirmed-1998)

0.02 - 20 mg/l

18.68

(0.05 mg/L)

Antimony (as Sb), mg/1, 

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998 [ICP Technique]

0.002 - 10 mg/l

10.64

 (at 0.005 mg/L)

Borates (as B), mg/1, 

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998 [ICP Technique]

2 - 100 mg/l

9.81

( at 5 mg/L)

Mercury (as Hg) mg/1 

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998 [ICP Technique]

0.001 - 10 mg/l

19.00

( at 0.001 mg/L)

Cadmium (as Cd) mg/1 

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998 [ICP Technique]

0.005 - 10 mg/l

11.93

( at 0.01 mg/L)

Arsenic (as As) mg/1 

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998 [ICP Technique]

0.02 - 10 mg/l

10.36

(at 0.05 mg/L)

Cyanide (as CN) mg/1 

IS 3025 (Part 27)-1986(Reaffirmed-1998)

0.01 to 1 mg/l

9.92

(at 20 μg/L)

Lead (as Pb) mg/1 

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998 [ICP Technique]

0.01 - 10 mg/l

18.86

( at 0.01 mg/L)

Chromium (as Cr) mg/1 

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998 [ICP Technique]

0.02 - 20 mg/l

10.65

( at 0.05 mg/L)

Nickel (as Ni) mg/1 

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998 [ICP Technique]

0.01 - 20 mg/l

14.29

(at 0.02 mg/L)

Drinking water,

Packaged

Drinking Water and

Packaged Natural Mineral Water

Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) (mix. of 8 PCB)

APHA 21^st Edition 2005:  6431 C

(AN/CH- 21)

 0.1 - 1.0 μg/l

20%

Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (mix of 16 PAH)

APHA 21^st Edition 2005:  6440 B

(AN/CH- 21)

 0.2 -1.0 μg/l

20%

Pesticides

1.

 P,P’-DDT

AOAC 990.06-2007

(AN/CH- 23)

 0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

9.58%

2.

 Lindane

 0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

3.89%

3.

 Alachlor

 0.05 - 1.0  μg/l

14.56%

4.

 b-Endosulfan

 0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

11.89%

5.

Chlorpyrifos

 0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

12.11%

6.

 Butachlor

 0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

13.53%

7.

 Dieldrin

 0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

4.58%

8.

Aldrin

 0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

2.49%

9.

 O,P’-DDT

 0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

3.16%

10.

 a-Endosulfan

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

7.19%

11.

 d-HCH

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

4.26%

12.

 O,P’-DDD

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

5.41%

13.

P,P’DDE

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

7.36%

14.

O,P’-DDE

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

17.22%

15.

a-HCH

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

4.79%

16.

β- HCH

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

8.26%

17.

 Endosulfan sulfate

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

16.49%

18.

 P,P’DDD

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

26.20%

19.

Isoproturon

USEPA 532 (AN/CH- 22)

 0.1 - 1.0 μg/l

3.51%

20.

Ethion

USEPA 8141A

((AN/CH- 22)

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

13.95%

21.

Methyl parathion

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

5.19%

22.

Malathion

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

15.38%

19.

Isoproturon

 0.1 - 1.0 μg/l

8.02%

20.

Ethion

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

7.22%

21.

Methyl parathion

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

7.66%

22.

Malathion

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

17.39%

23.

Phorate

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

9.005%

24.

Monochrotophos

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

9.36%

25.

Atrazine

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

15.97%

26.

Phorate sulphoxide

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

13.95%

27

Phorate sulfone

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

5.19%

28.

Methyl paraoxon

0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

15.38%

29.

Malaoxon

 0.05 - 1.0 μg/l

8.02%

30

2,4 -D

WI/CHEM/W/34

  0.1-1.0 μg/l

20%

Sr. No.

Specific Test or Types of Tests Performed

Specification, Standard (Method) or Technique Used

MU

(± )

1

Isolation and Identification of Escherichia coli

IS 5887 (Part-1): 1976

NA

2

Isolation and Identification of Escherichia coli / Coliforms

IS 15185 : 2002

NA

3

Isolation and Identification of Coliforms

IS 5401(Part-1):2002

NA

4

Isolation and Identification of Staphylococcus aureus & Faecal Streptococci

IS 5887 (Part-2):1976

NA

5

Isolation and Identification of Enterococci

IS 15186 : 2002

NA

6

Isolation and Identification of Sulphite reducing anaerobes

Annex C of IS 13428:2005

NA

7

Isolation and Identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Annex D of IS 13428:2005

NA

8

Determination of Aerobic Microbial Count

IS 5402:2002

1.0652

9

Determination of Yeast & Mould count

IS 5403: 1999

NA

10

Isolation and Identification of Salmonella

IS 5887(Part- 3): 1999

NA

11

Isolation and Identification of Shigella

IS 5887(Part-7): 1999

NA

12

Isolation and Identification of V. cholerae & V. parahaemolyticus

IS 5887(Part-5): 1976

NA