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  • BS 1427:1993

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Guide to field and on-site test methods for the analysis of waters

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  01-01-2009

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  05-01-2004

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Section 1. General
    1.1 Scope
    1.2 References
    1.3 Definitions
    Section 2. Physical and chemical test methods: general
    information
    2.1 Health and safety
    2.2 Training and supervision
    2.3 Test facilities
    2.4 Sampling
    2.5 Quality control
    2.6 Ranges of methods
    2.7 Selection and application of test methods
    2.8 Interferences
    2.9 Apparatus and equipment
    2.10 Reagents
    Section 3. Colour disc comparator methods
    3.1 Determination of aluminium
    3.2 Determination of ammoniacal nitrogen
    3.3 Determination of bromine (as total residual
         bromine)
    3.4 Determination of chlorine
    3.5 Determination of colour
    3.6 Determination of copper
    3.7 Determination of cyanide
    3.8 Determination of dissolved oxygen
    3.9 Determination of hydrazine
    3.10 Determination of iron
    3.11 Determination of manganese
    3.12 Determination of molybdate
    3.13 Determination of pH
    3.14 Determination of phosphate (low range)
    3.15 Determination of phosphate (high range)
    3.16 Determination of silica
    Section 4. Titrimetric methods
    4.1 Determination of alkalinity
    4.2 Determination of calcium and total hardness
    4.3 Determination of chloride
    4.4 Determination of free carbon dioxide
    4.5 Determination of nitrite
    4.6 Determination of sulfate
    4.7 Determination of sulfite
    4.8 Determination of zinc
    Section 5. Instrumental methods
    5.1 Determination of dissolved oxygen
    5.2 Determination of electrical conductivity
    5.3 Determination of pH
    5.4 Determination of total dissolved solids
    5.5 Determination of turbidity
    Annex A (informative) Commercial test kits
    Annex B (informative) Additional test methods
    List of references

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    Describes the methods for analyzing waters including cooling, boiler, swimming pool, ground and surface waters.

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    Committee EH/3
    Development Note Supersedes BS 1427(1962) and 92/52380 DC (01/2004)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 3285:1960 Methods of sampling superheated steam from steam generating units
    BS 2690-104:1983 Methods of testing water used in industry Silica: reactive, total and suspended
    BS 6068-2.26(1986) : 1986 AMD 10870 WATER QUALITY - PHYSICAL CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL METHODS - METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF FREE CHLORINE AND TOTAL CHLORINE COLORIMETRIC METHOD USING N N DIETHYL 1,4 PHENYLENEDIAMINE FOR CONTROL PURPOSES
    BS 2690-101:1984 Methods of testing water used in industry Dissolved oxygen
    BS 1704:1985 Specification for solid-stem general purpose thermometers
    BS 6068-2.13(1984) : 1984 WATER QUALITY - PHYSICAL CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL METHODS - DETERMINATION OF TURBIDITY
    BS 6068-2.8:1984 Water quality. Physical, chemical and biochemical methods Determination of calcium content: EDTA titrimetric method
    BS 6068-2.11:1984 Water quality. Physical, chemical and biochemical methods Determination of ammonium: manual spectrometric method
    BS 6068-2.34:1988 Water quality. Physical, chemical and biochemical methods Method for the determination of the chemical oxygen demand
    BS 3145:1978 Specification for laboratory pH meters
    BS 6068-2.35(1989) : 1989 WATER QUALITY - PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL METHODS - METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
    BS 6068-2.31:1987 Water quality. Physical, chemical and biochemical methods Method for determination of manganese: formaldoxime spectrometric method
    BS 2690-109:1984 Methods of testing water used in industry Alkalinity, acidity, pH value and carbon dioxide
    BS 6068-2.15(1986) : 1986 WATER QUALITY - PHYSICAL CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL METHODS - DETERMINATION OF DISSOLVED OXYGEN ELECTROCHEMICAL PROBE METHOD
    BS 6068-2.22(1986) : 1986 WATER QUALITY - PHYSICAL CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL METHODS - EXAMINATION AND DETERMINATION OF COLOUR
    BS 6068-2.9:1984 Water quality. Physical, chemical and biochemical methods Determination of the sum of calcium and magnesium: EDTA titrimetric method
    BS 6068-2.2:1983 Water quality. Physical, chemical and biochemical methods Determination of iron: 1,10-phenanthroline photometric method
    BS 2586:1979 Specification for glass and reference electrodes for the measurement of pH
    BS 6068-2.17:1986 Water quality. Physical, chemical and biochemical methods Methods for determination of total cyanide
    BS 2690-102:1979 Methods of testing water used in industry Hydrazine: spectrophotometric method (4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde)
    BS 6068-2.28(1986) : 1986 WATER QUALITY - PHYSICAL CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL METHODS - METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PHOSPHORUS AMMONIUM MOLYBDATE SPECTROMETRIC METHOD
    BS 6068-2.37:1990 Water quality. Physical, chemical and biochemical methods Method for the determination of chloride via a silver nitrate titration with chromate indicator (Mohr\'s method)
    BS 2690-106:1979 Methods of testing water used in industry Reactive aluminium: spectrophotometric method (catechol violet)
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