P ALKALINITY TEST

1. TAKE A 200ml WATER SAMPLE

IN THE STOPPERED BOTTLE
PROVIDED.

2.ADD ONE P- ALKALINITY

TABLET.

3. SHAKE OR CRUSH TO
DISTINTEGRATE

4. IF P-ALKALINITY IS PRESENT THE

SAMPLE WILL TURN BLUE.

5.ADD ONE TABLET AT A TIME ALLOW TO

DISOLVE , UNTIL BLUE COLOUR TO
PERMANENT YELLOW. COUNT NUMBER
OF TABLETS USED.

6. MARK THE RESULT ON THE

LOG SHEET FOR THE DATE ON
WHICH THE TEST WAS TEKEN.

7.RETAIN THE SAMPLE FOR MALKALINITY TEST.

CALCULATION:
P- ALKALINITY(AS PPM CaC03): (TOTAL NO. OF
TABLET USED IN THE TEST * 20) 10.

M-ALKALINITY TEST
1.TAKE THE SAMPLE FROM
THE P- ALKALINITY TEST AND
ADD ONE M- ALKALINITY
TABLET.

2. SHAKE & CRUSH TO

DISTINTEGRATE.

3.ADD ONE TABLET AT A TIME ALLOW

TO DISSOLVE UNTIL THE SAMPLE
TURNS TO PERMANENT RED/PINK.

4.COUNT THE NO. OF TABLETS USED.

5. MARK THE RESULT ON THE LOGT SHEET,

FOR THE DATE ON WHICH THE TEST WAS
TEKEN.

CALCULATION:
M-ALKALINITY (AS PPM CaCO3) =(TOTAL NO. OF TABLET USED
IN P- & M- ALKALINITY TEST *
20) - 10

PHOSPHATE TEST
1. TAKE THE COMPERATOR WITH
THE 10 ml CELLS PROVIDED.

2. SLIDE THE PHOSPHATE DISC INTO THE COMPERATOR.

3.FILTER THE WATER SAMPLE INTO BOTH CELLS UP TO THE 10 ml MARK.

4. PLACE ONE CELL IN THE LEFT HAND COMPARTMENT.

5. TO THE OTHER CELL ADD ONE PHOSPHATE TABLET. CRUSH & MIX
UNTIL COMPLETELY DISSOLVED.

6. WAIT 10 MINUTES.

7. PLACE THIS CELL INTO THE RIGHT HAND COMPARTMENT.

8. HOLD THE COMPERATOR TOWARDS A LIGHT.

9. ROTATE UNTILL A COLOUR MATCH IS OBTAINED.

10. MARK THE RESULT ON THE LOG SHEET FOR THE DATE ON WHICH
THE TEST WAS TAKEN.

CHLORIDE TEST
1. TAKE THE SAMPLE IN THE STOPPERED
BOTTLE PROVIDED.

2. ADD ONE CHLORINE TABLET.

3.SHAKE TO DISINTEGRATE.

4. SAMPLE SHOULD TURN YELLOW IF

CHLORIDE IS PRESENT.

5. ADD ONE TABLET AT A TIME , ALLOW

TO DISSOLVE , UNTIL YELLOW COLOUR
CHANGES TO PERMANENT RED/BROWN.

6. COUNT THE NO. OF TABLET USED.

7. MARK THE RESULT ON THE LOG SHEET , FOR THE DATE ON WHICH
THE TEST WAS TAKEN.

CALCULATION:
FOR 100ml SAMPLE CHLORIDE(AS PPM CL): (NO. OF
TABLETS * 10) 10
FOR 50ml SAMPLE CHLORIDE(AS PPM CL): NO. OF
TABLETS * 20 20.

NITRITE TEST
1. USING A SYRINGE

TAKE 5ml

WATER SAMPLE.

2. PUT SAMPLE INTO CONTAINER

PROVIDED

3. USING DISTILLED WATER MAKE

SAMPLE UPTO 50ml.

4. ADD TWO NITRILE TABLET N0.1 TO

THE SAMPLE.

5. SHAKE OR CRUSH WITH ROD PROVIDED TO

DISINTEGRATE TABLETS. SAMPLE WILL TURN WHITE.

6. ADD ONE NITRILE NO. 2 TABLET AND SHAKE

TO DISINTEGRATE.

7. CONTINUE TO ADD NITRILE NO. 2 TABLETS,

ONE AT A TIME,UNTIL PINK COLOUR PERSISTS
FOR AT LEAST ONE MINUTE.

8. MARK THE RESULT OF THE CALCULATION ON

THE LOG SHEET FOR THE DATE ON WHICH THE
TEST WAS TAKEN.

CALCULATION:
NITRILE(AS PPM NO2): NO. OF NO.2
TABLETS * 180.

PH TEST
1. TAKE WATER SAMPLE. DIP ONE OF THE TEST
STRIPS INTO THE WATER SAMPLE SO THAT THE
COLOUR ZONE IS COMPLETELY IMMERSED.

2. COMPARE THE COLOUR

OBTAINED WITH THE REFERENCE.
READ OFF THE PRINTED PH VALUE.

3. MAKE THE RESULT IN THE LOG

SHEET.