Water Analysis Handbook

The Water Analysis Handbook (WAH) is the result of more than 85 years of research and method development. With over 300 illustrated, step-by-step instructions, this is your comprehensive source for water analysis procedures. From instruments to reagents, meters to probes, media to general lab supply, this handbook outlines everything you need to perform each procedure, simplifying the water analysis process.

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A

Abbreviations and Conversions Table Common in Written Chemical Procedures

Acid-Base, Acid and Base Determination Method 8200 and Method 8233

Acid-Base, Sodium Hydroxide for meq/L of Acid; Sulfuric Acid for meq/L of Base. Method 8288 and Method 8289

Acidity for Water, Wastewater and Seawater

Acidity, Methyl Orange-Sodium Hydroxide with a Buret Method 8219

Acidity, Methyl orange and Phenolphthalein (Total) Acidity-Method 8201 and Method 8202

Acidity, Phenolphthalein-Sodium Hydroxide with a Buret Method 8010

Alkalinity for Water, Wastewater and Seawater

Alkalinity, Buret Titration Method 8221

Alkalinity, Phenolphthalein and Total Alkalinity Method 8203

Alkalinity, Total, Colorimetric Method, TNTplus™ 870, Method 10239

Aluminum Aluminon Method 8012

Aluminum Chromazurol S Method 10215

Aluminum PP Method 8326

Aluminum for Water

Arsenic Silver Dientyldithiocarbamate Method 8013

Atrazine Immunoassay Method 10050

B

Bacteria Membrane Filtration Method, Pre-poured Agar Plate

Bacteria Test Guidelines

Bacteria, Hydrogen Sulfide Producing, Presence/Absence Method 8506

Bacteria, Hydrogen Sulfide Producing-Most Probable Number Method 10032

Barium Turbidimeter Method 8014

Barium for Water, Wastewater, Oil-field water and Seawater

Benzotriazole and Tolyltriazole for Water

Benzotriazole/Tolyltriazole UV Photolysis Method 8079

Boron Azomethine-H Method LR

Boron Carmine Method 8015

Boron for Water and Wastewater

Bromine DPD Method 8016

C

Cadmium Cadion Method 10217

Cadmium Dithizone Method 8017

Carbon Dioxide for Water and Seawater

Carbon Dioxide, Buret titration Method 8223

Carbon Dioxide, Digital Titrator using Sodium Hydroxide Method 8205

Chelant, Free-Digital Titrator using Magnesium Chloride Method 8352

Chelant, Total-Bismuth Nitrate Method 8350

Chemical Analysis

Chemical Oxygen Demand for Wastewater

Chemical Oxygen Demand, Mn III for Water and Wastewater

Chloramine (Mono) Indophenol Method 10171

Chloramine (Mono) Indophenol Method 10172

Chloramine (Mono); Free Ammonia Method 10200

Chloride Mercuric Thiocyanate Method 8113

Chloride for Water and Wastewater

Chloride, Mercuric Nitrate Method 8206

Chloride, Silver Nitrate Buret Titration Method 8225

Chloride, Silver Nitrate Method 8207

Chlorine Demand/Requirement, DPD Reagent Method 10223

Chlorine Dioxide Chlorophenol Red method 8065

Chlorine Dioxide DPD Method 10126

Chlorine Dioxide Direct Reading Method 8138

Chlorine Dioxide Direct Reading Method 8345

Chlorine Dioxide for Water and Wastewater

Chlorine, Free DPD Method 10069

Chlorine, Free DPD Method 8021

Chlorine, Free DPD Rapid Liquid Method 10059

Chlorine, Free DPD TNT Method 10102

Chlorine, Free MR, USEPA DPD Method 10245

Chlorine, Free and Total TNTplus™, DPD Method. Free Chlorine: Method 10231; Total Chlorine: Method 10232

Chlorine, Free and Total for Water, Wastewater and Seawater

Chlorine, Free and Total-DPD-FEAS Method 8210

Chlorine, Free, Indophenol Method 10241

Chlorine, Free-Amperometric Buret Titration Method 8334

Chlorine, Free-Amperometric Forward Titration, Method 10024

Chlorine, Hypochlorite-Iodometric HR Method 10100

Chlorine, Total DPD Method 10014

Chlorine, Total DPD Method 10070

Chlorine, Total DPD Method 8167

Chlorine, Total DPD Method 8370

Chlorine, Total DPD Rapid Liquid Method 10060

Chlorine, Total DPD TNT Method 10101

Chlorine, Total- DPD, MR, Method 10250

Chlorine, Total-Amperometric Back Titration Method 10025

Chlorine, Total-Amperometric Buret Titration Method 8168

Chlorine, Total-Amperometric Forward Titration, Method 10026

Chlorine, Total-Iodometric Method 8161

Chlorine, Total-Iodometric using Sodium Thiosulfate Method 8209

Chromate, Titration using Sodium Thiosulfate Method 8211

Chromium for Water and Wastewater

Chromium, Hexavalent Method 8023

Chromium, Hexavalent-1,5-diphenylcarbohydrazide Method 10218. Chromium, Total-1,5-Diphenylcarbohydrazide Method 10219

Chromium, Total Alkaline Hypobromite Oxidation Method 8024

Cobalt 1-(2-Pyridylazo)-2-Naphthol (PAN) Method 8078

Cobalt for water

Coliforms, Presence/Absence-P/A Broth Method 8319. P/A Broth with MUG Method 8364

Coliforms-E. coli, Membrane Filtration (modified m-TEC) Method 8367

Coliforms-E. coli, Membrane Filtration Method 8367

Coliforms-Fecal, A-1 Medium, Most Probable Number (MPN) Method 8368

Coliforms-Fecal, Membrane Filtration (m-FC and m-FC/RA) Method 8074

Coliforms-Total and E. coli, Membrane Filtration Method 10029

Coliforms-Total and E.coli, Lauryl Tryptose with MUG Broth, Most Probable Number (MPN) Method 8091

Coliforms-Total, Fecal and E.coli, Lauryl Tryptose Broth, Most Probable Number (MPN) Method 8001

Coliforms-Total, Fecal and E.coli, Lauryl Trypyose Broth, Most Probable Number Method 8001A

Coliforms-Total, Fecal and E.coli-Membrane Filtration, m-Endo, Method 8074

Color, ADMI-ADMI Weighted Ordinate Method 10048

Color, True & Apparent, Platinum-Cobalt Standard Method 8025

Color, True and Apparent, Low Range, Platinum-Cobalt Standard Method (8025)

Conductivity, Direct Measurement Method 8160

Copper Bicinchoninate Method 8506 and Method 8026

Copper Porphyrin Method 8143

Copper for Water, Wastewater and Seawater

Copper, Bathocuproine Method, TNTplus™ 860, Method 10238

Cyanide Pyridine-Pyrazalone Method 8027

Cyanide for Water, Wastewater and Seawater

Cyanuric Acid, Turbidimetric Method 8139

D

Definitions of USEPA Approved and Accepted

Direct Measurement ISE, TISAB Solution, Method 8359

Dissolved Oxygen HRDO HR Method 8166

Dissolved Oxygen Indigo Carmine LR Method 8316

Dissolved Oxygen Ultra High Range Method 8333

Dissolved Oxygen for Water, Wastewater, and Seawater

Dissolved Oxygen, Azide Modification of Winkler Method 8215 and Method 8332

Dissolved Oxygen, Direct Measurement, Clark-type Amperometric Sensor, Method 8157

Dissolved Oxygen, Direct Measurement, LDO Probe, Method 10360

Dissolved Oxygen-Azide Modification of Winkler Method 8229

E

Enterococci (Coliforms) Membrane Filtration, Proposed Method 1600

F

Fluoride SPADNS Method 8029

Fluoride for Water and Seawater

Fluoride in Acid Solutions, Direct Measurement ISE Electrode Method 8323

Fluoride in Drinking Water, Direct Measurement ISE, Powder Pilow or TISAB Solution, Method 8323

Fluoride, SPADNS 2 Method 10225

Formaldehyde MBTH Method 8110

Formaldehyde for Water

G

No resources available at this time.

H

Hardness Calcium & Magnesium; Calmagite Colorimetric Method 8030

Hardness Calcium & Magnesium; Chlorophosphonazo Colorimetric Method 8374

Hardness for Water, Wastewater and Seawater

Hardness, Calcium-Buret Titration Method 8222

Hardness, Calcium-Titration Method using EDTA Method 8204

Hardness, Total Sequential-Buret Titration Method 8338

Hardness, Total, Sequential, Titration using EDTA, Method 8329

Hardness, Total-Calcium & Magnesium Chlorophosphonazo Rapid Liquid Method 8374

Hardness, Total-ManVer 2 Buret Titration Method 8226

Hardness, Total-Titration using EDTA Method 8213

Heterotrophic Bacteria, Membrane Filtration Method, m-TGE Broth with TTC Indicator-Method 8242

Heterotrophic Bacteria, Membrane Filtration Method, m-TGE Broth, Method 8242

Heterotrophic Bacteria, Membrane Filtration, m-HPC, Method 8242

Heterotrophic Bacteria, Membrane Filtration, m-TSB-USP, Method 8242

Heterotrophic Bacteria, Pour Plate, Plate Count Agar, Method 8241

Heterotrophic Bacteria, Pour Plate, m-HPC, Method 8242

Heterotrophic Bacteria, Pour Plate, m-TGE with TTC, Method 8242

Heterotrophic Bacteria, Pour Plate, m-TGE, Method 8242

Heterotrophic Bacteria, Pour Plate, m-TSB/USP, Method 8242

Hydrazine for Water and Boiler Water

Hydrazine p-Dimethylaminobenzaldehyde Method 8141

I

International Guideline Comparison between International Drinking Water and FDA Bottled Water

Iodine DPD Method 8031

Iron FerroZin® Rapid Liquid Method 8147

Iron Ferrozine Method 8147

Iron for Water and Seawater

Iron, Ferrous 1-10 Phenanthroline Method 8146

Iron, TNTplus™ 858, Phenanthroline Method 10229

Iron, TitraVer Titration Method 8214

Iron, Total FerroMo Method 8365

Iron, Total FerroVer® Method 8008

Iron, Total TPTZ Method 8112

J

No resources available at this time.

K

No resources available at this time.

L

Laboratory Practices

Langelier and Agressive Indices for Method 8073

Lead Dithizone Method 8033

Lead LeadTrak™ Fast Column Extraction Method 8317

Lead PAR Method 10216

Lead for Water and Wastewater

M

MPN (Most Probable Number) Dilution Guidelines

Manganese 1-(2-Pyridylazo)-2-Naphthol PAN Method 8149

Manganese Periodate Oxidation Method 8034

Manganese for Water and Wastewater

Membrane Filtration Guidelines

Mercury Cold Vapor Mercury Concentration Method 10065

Mercury, Cold Vapor

Molybdenum Mercaptoacetic Acid Method 8036

Molybdenum Ternary Complex Method 8169

Molybdenum, Molybdate for Water

Monochloramine for Water and Wastewater

Monochloramine; Nitrogen, Free Ammonia

N

Nickel 1-(2-Pyridylazo)-2-Napthol (PAN) Method 8150

Nickel Dimethylglyoxime Method 10220

Nickel Heptoxime Method 8037

Nickel for Water

Nitrate Cadmium Reduction LR Method 8192

Nitrate Cadmium Reduction HR Method 8039

Nitrate Cadmium Reduction MR Method 8171

Nitrate Chromotropic Acid TNT Method 10020

Nitrate Dimethylphenol HR Method 10206

Nitrate UV Screening Method 10049

Nitrate, Dimethylphenol LR Method 10206

Nitrate, Direct Measurement ISE, Powder Pillow or TISAB Solution, Method 8358

Nitrite Diazotization LR Method 10019

Nitrite Diazotization LR Method 10207

Nitrite Diazotization LR Method 8507

Nitrite Ferrous Sulfate HR Method 8153

Nitrite, Ceric Acid Titration Method 8351

Nitrite, Diazotization, HR, TNTplus™ Method 10237

Nitrogen Total Inorganic-Titanium Trichloride Reduction Method 10021

Nitrogen Total Kjeldahl-Nessler Method 8075

Nitrogen Total-Persulfate Digestion HR Method 10208

Nitrogen, Ammonia for Water, Wastewater and Seawater

Nitrogen, Ammonia-Direct Measurement ISE Electrode, Method 10001

Nitrogen, Ammonia-Known Addition ISE Electrode, Method 10002

Nitrogen, Ammonia-Nessler Method 8038

Nitrogen, Ammonia-Salicylate HR Method 10031

Nitrogen, Ammonia-Salicylate HR TNT Method 10205

Nitrogen, Ammonia-Salicylate LR TNT Method 10023

Nitrogen, Ammonia-Salicylate LR TNT Method 10205

Nitrogen, Ammonia-Salicylate Method 8155

Nitrogen, Ammonia-Salicylate ULR TNT Method 10205

Nitrogen, Free Ammonia-Indophenol Method 10201

Nitrogen, Kjeldahl for Water and Wastewater

Nitrogen, Nitrate for Water and Wastewater

Nitrogen, Nitrite for Water and Wastewater

Nitrogen, Simplified TKN (s-TKN™), Method 10242

Nitrogen, Total for Water, Wastewater and Seawater

Nitrogen, Total-Persulfate Digestion HR Method 10072

Nitrogen, Total-Persulfate Digestion LR Method 10071

Nitrogen, Total-Persulfate Digestion LR TNT Method 10208

Nitrogen, Total-Persulfate Digestion HR TNT Method 10208

Nitrogen, Total-Persulfate Digestion UHR TNT Method 10208

O

Oil and Grease, Solid Phase Extraction Method 10300

Oli and Grease Hexane Extractable Gravimetric Method 10056

Organic Carbon, Total-LR Direct Method 10129

Organic Carbon, Total-HR Direct Method 10128

Organic Carbon, Total-MR Direct Method 10173

Organic Constituents UV Absorbing (UV-254), Direct Reading Method 10054

Organic Constituents, UV Transmission (UV-254), Direct Reading Method 10243

Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP), Direct Measurement-ORP Electrode-Method 10228

Oxygen Demand, Biochemical, Dilution LBOD Measurement, Method 10230

Oxygen Demand, Biochemical-Dilution Method 8043

Oxygen Demand, Chemical, Mercury-Free Reactor Digestion, TNTplus™ 825, Method 10236

Oxygen Demand, Chemical-Manganese III Reactor Digestion Method 10067 (with Chloride Removal)

Oxygen Demand, Chemical-Manganese III Reactor Digestion Method 10067 (without Chloride Removal)

Oxygen Demand, Chemical-Reactor Digestion Method 8000

Oxygen Demand, Chemical-Reactor Digestion Method 8000, TNTPlus™

Oxygen Demand, Chemical-Reactor Digestion ULR TNT Method 10211

Oxygen Demand, Chemical-UHR Reactor Digestion Method 10212

Oxygen Scavengers Iron Reduction Method 8140

Oxygen Scavengers for Water

Ozone Indigo Method 8311

Ozone for Water

P

Peracetic Acid (PAA)1 and Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2)

pH

pH, Electrode Method 8156

pH Indicators for Water and Wastewater

Phenols 4-Aminoantipyrine Method 8047

Phenols for Water, Wastewater, and Seawater

Phosphonates Persulfate UV Oxidation Method 8007

Phosphonates for Water

Phosphorus for Water, Wastewater and Seawater

Phosphorus, Acid Hydrolyzable Digestion-Acid Digestion Method 8180

Phosphorus, Acid Hydrolyzable-PhosVer™ 3 with Acid Hydrolysis TNT Method 8180

Phosphorus, Reactive (Orthophosphate) Amino Acid Method 8178

Phosphorus, Reactive (Orthophosphate) Molybdovanadate Method 10214

Phosphorus, Reactive (Orthophosphate) Molybdovanadate Method 8114

Phosphorus, Reactive (Orthophosphate) Molybdovanadate TNT Method 8114

Phosphorus, Reactive (Orthophosphate) PhosVer® TNT Method 8048

Phosphorus, Reactive (Orthophosphate) and Total-Ascorbic Acid, TNTplus™ 843, LR Method 10209 (Reactive) and Method 10210 (Total)

Phosphorus, Reactive (Orthophosphate) and Total-Ascorbic Acid, TNTplus™ 844, HR Method 10209 (Reactive) and Method 10210 (Total)

Phosphorus, Reactive (Orthophosphate) and Total-Ascorbic Acid, TNTplus™ 845, UHR Method 10209 (Reactive) and Method 10210 (Total)

Phosphorus, Reactive (Orthophosphate)-PhosVer 3 (Ascorbic Acid) Method 8048

Phosphorus, Reactive-Ascorbic Acid Rapid Liquid LR Method 10055

Phosphorus, Reactive-Molybdovanadate Rapid Liquid HR Method 8114

Phosphorus, Total Molybdovanadate Method with Acid Persulfate Digestion HR TNT Method 10127

Phosphorus, Total, Digestion-Acid Persulfate Digestion Method 8190

Phosphorus, Total-PhosVer® with Acid Persulfate Digestion TNT Method 8190

Potassium Tetraphenylborate Method 8049

Potassium for Water and Wastewater

Pseudomonas (Coliform), Membrane Filtration Method 8026

Q

Quaternary Ammonium Compounds-Direct Binary Complex Method 8337

R

No resources available at this time.

S

Salinity, Mercuric Nitrate Method 10073

Sample Pretreatment by Digestion

Selenium Diaminobenzidine Method 8194

Selenium for Water and Wastewater

Silica Heteropoly Blue ULR Method 8282

Silica for Water and Seawater

Silica-Heteropoly Blue LR Method 8186

Silica-Heteropoly Blue Rapid Liquid ULR Method 8282

Silica-Silicomolybdate HR Method 8185

Silver, Colorimetric Method 8120

Sodium, Direct Measurement ISE Electrode, Method 8359

Solids, Nonfilterable Suspended Solids; Total and Volatile-Gravimetric Method 8158 and Method 8164

Solids, Settleable Matter-Direct Measurement Method 8165

Solids, Total Filterable (Total Dissolved Solids), Gravimetric Method 8163

Solids, Total Volatile and Fixed-Gravimetric Method 8276

Solids, Total-Gravimetric Method 8271

Solids, Volatile Dissolved and Fixed Dissolved-Gravimetric Method 8277

Sulfate SulfaVer 4 Method 8051

Sulfate for Water, Seawater and Oil-field Water

Sulfate, Turbidimetric, TNTplus™ 864, Method 10227

Sulfate, Turbidimetric, TNTplus™ 865, Method 10227

Sulfide Methylene Blue Method 8131

Sulfide for Water, Wastewater and Seawater

Sulfite for Water, Wastewater and Seawater

Sulfite, Iodate-Iodide Buret Titration Method 8071

Sulfite, Iodate-Iodide Method 8216

Surfactants, Anionic (Detergents)-Crystal Violet Method 8028

Suspended Solids, Photometric Method 8006

T

Tannin and Lignin Tyrosine Method 8193

Total Aerobic Bacteria, Yeasts and Molds-Paddle Testers

Total Organic Carbon for Water and Wastewater

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) Immunoassay Method 10050

Toxicity, ToxTrak™ Method 10017

Trihalomethane Formation Potential (THMFP) THM Plus Method 10224

Trihalomethanes, THM Plus™ Method 10132

Turbidity

U

No resources available at this time.

V

Volatile Acids, Buret Titration Method 8291

Volatile Acids, Esterification Method 8196

Volatile Acids, Esterification, TNTplus™ 872, Method 10240

Volatile Acids, Sodium Hydroxide Method 8218

W

Water Management and Safety

Water Analysis Guide (includes an application guide, abbreviations and conversions, lab practices, chemical analysis, sample pretreatment by digestion, bacteria analysis, and waste management/safety)

X

No resources available at this time.

Y

No resources available at this time.

Z

Zinc for Water and Wastewater

Zinc, Zincon Method 8009