Physicochemical parameters | Analysis method |
pH | pH meter |
Electrical Conductivity (EC), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), | Conductivity meter |
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) | Gravimetric method |
Temperature | Thermometer |
Turbidity | Turbidity meter |
Total Hydrocarbon Content (THC) | UV fluorescence spectroscopy |
Sulphate (SO4), Nitrate (NO2), Sodium (Na+), Potassium (K+), Phosphorus (P) | UV-Visible Spectrophotometer |
Colour | ASTM D1209 |
Calcium (Ca2+), Magnesium (Mg2+), Salinity, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Chloride (Cl), Hydrogen Carbonate (HCO3) | Titration |
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) | Sawyer and McCarty, 1978 |
Heavy metals: Iron (Fe), Copper (Cu), Lead (Pb), Manganese (Mn), Nickel (Ni), Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), etc. | Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer |