Types of Samples
- Potable water
- Trade effluent
- Ground water
- Swimming pool water
- Cooling tower water
- Deionized/DI water
- Domestic water
- Water Feature
Physical Tests
Test Indicators
- pH
- Appearance
- Taste
- Color
- Odor
- Oxidation-Reduction Potential
- Total Solids (TS)
- Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
- Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
- Conductivity
- Salinity
- Acidity
- Alkalinity
- Hardness
- Turbidity
- Temperature
Test Methods
- American Public Health Association (APHA) Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
- Hach methods
- ORP Meter
Metals/Heavy Metals Tests
Constituents Tested
- Chromium (Cr)
- Cadmium (Cd)
- Iron (Fe)
- Calcium (Ca)
- Potassium (K)
- Mercury (Hg)
- Manganese (Mn)
- Copper (Cu)
- Sodium (Na)
- Magnesium (Mg)
- Aluminum (AI)
- Arsenic (As)
- Silver (Ag)
- Lead (Pb)
- Zinc (Zn)
- Barium (Ba)
- Selenium (Se)
- Beryllium (Be)
- Nickel (Ni)
- Tin (Sn)
- Gold (Au)
- Molybdenum (Mo)
- Cobalt (Co)
- Phosphorous (P)
- Thallium (Tl)
- Antimony (Sb)
- Vanadium (V)
- Titanium (Ti)
Test Methods
- American Public Health Association (APHA) Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
- Flow Injection Mercury System (FIMS)
- Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES)
Inorganic, Non-Metallic Constituents Tests
Constituents Tested
- Fluoride
- Chloride
- Free Chlorine
- Total Residual Chlorine
- Cyanide
- Cyanuric Acid
- Phosphate
- Bromine
- Nitrate
- Nitrite
- Sulfate
- Bromide
- Bromate
- Silica
- Sulfide
- Orthophosphate
- Dissolved Oxygen
- Ammonia
- Total Carbon (TC)
- Inorganic Carbon (IC)
- Total Nitrogen (TN)
- Total Phosphate (TP)
Test Methods
- American Public Health Association (APHA) Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
- Hach methods
- Ion Chromatography
- Flow Injection Analysis System (FIAS)
- Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) procedures
- Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Analysis
- Ultra-Violet/Visible (UV/VIS) Spectrophotometry
Organic Constituents Tests
Constituents Tested
- Detergent
- Phenolic compounds
- Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
- Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
- Grease and oil
- Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
- Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC)
Test Methods
- American Public Health Association (APHA) Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
- Hach methods
- Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Analysis
Volatile/Semi-volatile Organic Compound Tests
Constituents Tested
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)/Semi-volatile Organic Compounds (SVOC)
- Trihalomethanes (THM)
- Pesticides
- Phthalates
- Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene (BTEX)
- Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH)
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH)
Test Methods
- American Public Health Association (APHA) Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) procedures
- Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GCMS)
Emerging Water Pollutants
- Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS)
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- Perfluorooctanoice Acid (PFOA)
- Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS)
- Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid (PFBS)
- Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)
- Acetaminophen
- Carbamazepine
- Salicyclic Acid
- Endocrine Disrupting Chemical (EDC)
- Bisphenol (BPA)
- Antimicrobial Substances
- Triclosan
- Artificial Sweeteners
- Acesulfame-K
- Sucralose
Test Methods
- Liquid Chromatography with tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS-MS)
Microbial Examination
Bacteria Tests
- Total Plate Count / Heterotrophic Plate Count / Standard Plate Count / Total Bacterial Count / Total Colony Count / Total Viable Count
- Total Coliform Count
- Fecal coliform
- Escherichia coli
- Enterococcus
- Legionella spp.
- Clostridium perfringens
- Yeast and Mold
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Salmonella spp.
- Sporulate sulphite-reducing anaerobes
- Enterococcus / Streptococcus
- Klebsiella
Test Methods
- American Public Health Association (APHA) Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO) procedures
- Australian Standard (AS) procedures
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) procedures
- The Microbiology of Drinking Water Part 6