Simplified Procedures for Water Examination (M12): AWWA Manual of Practice

Reliable water quality testing forms the basis for regulatory compliance and ensures the best possible quality drinking water for the community. This manual provides 30 common lab tests for process control in drinking water production. Each test includes purpose of test, equipment list, reagents, simplified methods and procedures, and warnings and cautions. Simplified Procedures for Water Examination Front Cover 1 Contents 4 Figures 10 Tables 12 Foreword 14 Acknowledgments 16 Water Quality Laboratory 18 Alkalinity 66 Aluminum 70 Ammonia Nitrogen 74 Calcium Carbonate Saturation 78 Carbon Dioxide (Free) 82 Chlorine Demand 88 Chlorine Dioxide 92 Chlorine Residual (General) 100 Chlorophyll- 112 Coliform Organisms 122 Color 134 Conductivity 140 Dissolved Oxygen 144 Field and Online Monitoring Quality Control 150 Fluoride 154 Hardness 164 Heterotrophic Bacteria 172 Iron 184 Jar Tests 188 Manganese 196 Nitrate 200 Nitrite 206 Odor 210 Ozone (Residual) 214 pH 218 Phosphate 222 Silica 230 Sodium 234 Solids (Dissolved) 238 Sulfate 242 Sulfide (Total) 246 Temperature 252 Turbidity 256 UV-Absorbing Organic Constituents (UV-254) 260 Sampling Guidance: Containers, Preservatives, and Holding Times for Selected Parameters 266 Preparation of Common Types of Reagents and Solutions 270 Safe Storage of Laboratory Chemicals 278 List of Compounds 282 References and Other Sources of Information 286 Water quality laboratory,labratory procedures,sampling techniques,using the metric system,working with chemicals,safety procedures,equipment,record keeping,quality assurance and quality control,alkalinity,purpose of test,list of simplified methods,sample collection / preservation,simplified procedure,waste handling,aluminum,ammonia nitrogen,calcium carbonate saturation,carbon dioxide (free),Chlorine demand,chlorine dioxide,chlorine residual,chlorophyll-a,coliform organisms,color,conductiviity,dissolved oxygen,field and online monitoring quality conttol,fluoride,hardness,heterotrophic bacteria,iron,jar tests,manganese,nitrate,nitrite,odor,ozone (residual),pH,phosphate,silica,sodium,solids (dissolved),sulfate,sulfide (total),temperature,turbidity,uv-absorbing organic constituents,sampling guidance,containers,preservatives,holding times for selected parameters,preparation of common types of reagents and solutions,safe storage of laboratory chemicals,list of compounds. Simplified, approved procedures for lab tests commonly needed for process control in drinking water production.