Water testing is a broad description for various procedures used to analyze water quality. Water is getting affected in a big way due to the pollutants/contaminants released by the industries and through households with large amounts of heavy metals and dangerous bacteria released everyday into water resources. Millions of water quality tests are carried out daily to fulfill regulatory requirements and to maintain safety.Testing may be performed to evaluate:
Environmental Water Quality – The ability of a surface water body to support aquatic life as an ecosystem.
Wastewater – characteristics of polluted water (domestic sewage or industrial waste) before
or after treatment.
⦁ Drinking Water
⦁ Ground Water
⦁ Industrial Water
⦁ Waste Water (Effluents / Sewage)
⦁ Irrigation Water
⦁ Packaged Drinking Water
⦁ Surface Water
⦁ Swimming Pool Water
⦁ Water From Purifiers
⦁ Water Distilled / Dematerialized water
⦁ Packaged Natural Mineral Water
⦁ Water for Construction purpose
⦁ Water for Industrial Purpose
⦁ Water for Medicinal Purpose
⦁ Water for Processed Food Industry
⦁ Others
Residues in Water
Trace contaminants or residues are incredibly small particles or microorganisms that can make their way into our water system. These particles or microorganisms can include anything from bacteria to pesticides to minerals found in water.
Regulatory limits for pesticide residues in waters should have the following characteristics:
Definition of the type of water, definition of the residue, a suitable analytical method for the residues, and explanation for each limit.
⦁ Trace/Heavy Metal elements
⦁ Halogenated hydrocarbons
⦁ Pesticides
⦁ Phenol
⦁ Poly Chlorinated Biphenyl
⦁ Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
