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Drinking Water Test Methods

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Method*

Alkalinity

SM 2320B

Aluminum

EPA 200.7
Arsenic EPA 200.9

Bacteria (Total Coliform and E. Coli)

SM 9223B

Barium

EPA 200.7
Cadmium EPA 200.7

Calcium

EPA 200.7

Chloride

SM 4500 Cl- E
Chromium EPA 200.7

Copper

EPA 200.7

Corrosivity

SM 2330B

Fluoride

EPA 300.1

Hardness

SM 2340B
Iron EPA 200.7
Lead EPA 200.9
Magnesium EPA 200.7
Manganese EPA 200.7
Mercury EPA 245.1
Nickel EPA 200.7
Nitrate+Nitrite Nitrogen EPA 353.2
pH EPA 150.1
Sulfate SM 4500 SO4- E
Total dissolved solids SM 2540C
Total suspended solids SM 2540D
Zinc EPA 200.7

*EPA:  Environmental Protection Agency

 SM:  Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste Water