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