Water Testing

Spectro Water Testing Lab has experience in testing water samples for various purposes per standard specifications:

  • Packaged drinking water - IS : 14543 - 1998
  • Natural mineral water - IS : 13428 - 1998
  • Surface/ground water - IS : 10500 - 1993
  • Water for food processing - IS : 4251 - 1967
  • Water for construction - IS : 456 - 2000
  • Feed water/boiler water - IS : 10496 - 1983
  • Water for swimming pools - IS : 3328 - 1993
  • Reagent water - IS : 1070 - 1992.
  • Drinking water as per WHO/EPA specification on request.

Physico-chemical parameters like TSS, TDS, pH, Oil & Grease, hydrocarbons, detergents, phenolic compounds, alkalinity, cyanide, BOD, COD, Dyes, ammonical nitrogen.

Metals like chromium, nickel, cadmium, zinc, copper, lead, iron, arsenic, selenium, mercury etc.

Organic analytes like Volatile and Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs & VOCs), pesticides, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Trihalomethanes (THMs), Trichloroethylenes (TCEs) etc.

Toxicity tests (bioassay, LCSO) and Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) studies.

Water including effluents

  • Bacteriological condition of potable waters
  • Bacteriological condition of industrial waters
  • Bacteriological condition of sewage
  • Bacteriological condition of trade wastes
  • Bacteriological condition of swimming pools and spas
  • Bacteriological condition of environmental waters
  • Biochemical oxygen demand of industrial waters
  • Biochemical oxygen demand of sewage
  • Biochemical oxygen demand of trade wastes

Biological test on Water

  • Coliforms (total and faecal)
  • Total Plate count
  • Streptococci (faecal)
  • Enterococci Escherichia coli
  • Legionella
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Pseudomona
  • Biochemical oxygen demand
  • Suspended solids
  • Total grease and
  • Beach grease in waters