Drinking Water Analysis

Complete Analysis

No.

Test Parameters

Testing Method

1

Normal Drinking Water

IS: 10500:1991

2

Packaged Drinking Water

IS: 14543:2004

3

Packaged Natural Mineral Water

IS: 13428:2005

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INDIVIDUAL CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PARAMETERS OF DRINKING WATER

No.

Test Parameters

Testing Method

1.

Colour, true colour units,

3025 (Part 4)

2.

Odour

3025 (Part 5)

3.

Taste

3025 (Part 8)

4.

Turbidity, NTU

3025 (Part 10)

5.

Total dissolved solids mg/1,

3025 (Part 16)

6.

pH

3025 (Part 11)

7.

Barium (as Ba) mg/l

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

8.

Copper (as Cu), mg/l

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

9.

Iron (as Fe) mg/l

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

10.

Manganese (as Mn), mg/l

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

11.

Nitrate (as NO3 ), mg/l

IS 3025 (Part 34)

12.

Nitrite (as NO2 ), mg/l

IS 3025 (Part 34)

13.

Fluoride (as F), mg/l

Clause 23 of IS 3025

14.

Zinc (as Zn), mg/l

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

15.

Silver (as Ag), mg/l

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

16.

Aluminium (as Al), mg/l

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

17.

Chloride (as Cl), mg/l

IS 3025 (Part 32) 

18.

Selenium (as Se), mg/l

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

19.

Sulphate (as SO4 ), mg/l

IS 3025 (Part 24) 

20.

Alkalinity (as HCO3), mg/l

IS 3025 (Part 23) 

21.

Calcium (as Ca), mg/l

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

22.

Magnesium (as Mg), mg/l

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

23.

Sodium (as Na), mg/l  

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

24.

Residual free chlorine, mg/l 

IS 3025 (Part 26)/ APHA

25.

Phenolic compounds (as C6H5OH), mg/l  

IS3025 (Part 43)/ APHA

26.

Mineral oil, mg/l  

APHA 5520 (By FTIR Method)

27.

Anionic surface active agents (as MBAS), mgl  

Annex K of IS 13428

28.

Sulphide (as H2S), mg/l 

IS 3025 (Part 29)

29.

Antimony (as Sb), mg/l 

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

30.

Borates (as B), mg/l  

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

31.

Mercury (as Hg) mg/l  

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

32.

Cadmium (as Cd) mg/l  

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

33.

Arsenic (as As) mg/l  

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

34.

Cyanide (as CN) mg/l  

IS 3025 (Part 27)

35.

Lead (as Pb) mg/1 

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

36.

Chromium (as Cr) mg/1 

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

37.

Nickel (as Ni) mg/1 

DIN EN ISO 11885-April 1998

38.

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

USEPA /APHA 6431

39.

Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (mix of 16 PAH)

APHA 6440

40.

Pesticides

USEPA /AOAC Methods

41.

Pesticides, PAHs, PCBs combined

USEPA /APHA 6431

APHA 6440

USEPA /AOAC Methods

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INDIVIDUAL BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF DRINKING WATER

No.

Test Parameters

Test Method

1.

Isolation and Identification of Escherichia coli

IS 5887 (Part-1): 1976

2.

Isolation and Identification of Coliforms

IS 5401(Part-1):2002

3.

Isolation and Identification of 

Staphylococcus aureus  

IS 5887 (Part-2):1976

4.

Isolation and Identification of Faecal Streptococci.

IS 15186 : 2002

5.

Isolation and Identification of Sulphite reducing anaerobes

Annex C of IS 13428: 2005 

6.

Isolation and Identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Annex D of IS 13428:2005 

7.

Determination of Aerobic Microbial Count

IS 5402:2002 

8.

Determination of Yeast & Mould count

IS 5403: 1999

9.

Isolation and Identification of Shigella

IS 5887 (Part- 7): 1999

10.

Isolation and Identification of Salmonella

IS 15187: 2002

11.

Isolation and Identification of V. cholerae & V. paraholyticus

IS 5887 (Part-5): 1976

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