Table 1

Parameters and methods used in tap and sea water examination

ParameterMethod
Air temperature Alcohol thermometer with graduation intervals of 0.1 °C 
Sample temperature Alcohol thermometer with graduation intervals of 0.1 °C 
Free chlorine EN ISO 7393-2:2018 (Water quality – Determination of free and total chlorine – Part 2: Colorimetric method using N,N-diethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine for routine control purposes; quantification limit 0.02 mg Cl2/L) 
Colour Standard Methods 23rd Ed. 2017. 2120 C. APHA, AWWA, WEF (2017) (Determination of colour; quantification limit 5 units Pt/Co scale) 
Turbidity EN ISO 7027-1:2016 (Water quality – Determination of turbidity; quantification limit 0.10 NTU) 
pH EN ISO 10523:2012 (Water quality – Determination of pH) 
Conductivity EN 27888:1993 (Water quality – Determination of electrical conductivity; quantification limit 9 μS/cm) 
KMnO4 consumption EN ISO 8467:1995 (Water quality – Determination of permanganate index; quantification limit 0.25 mg O2/L) 
Trihalomethanes EN ISO 10301:1997 (Water quality – Determination of highly volatile halogenated hydrocarbons – Gas-chromatographic methods; quantification limit Chloroform: 0.75 μg/L, Bromodichloromethane: 0.75 μg/L, Dibromochloromethane: 0.75 μg/L, Bromoform: 0.75 μg/L) 
Salinity Standard Methods 23rd Ed. 2017. 2520 B. APHA, AWWA, WEF (2017) (Determination of salinity – conductometry method; range 0–40‰) 
ParameterMethod
Air temperature Alcohol thermometer with graduation intervals of 0.1 °C 
Sample temperature Alcohol thermometer with graduation intervals of 0.1 °C 
Free chlorine EN ISO 7393-2:2018 (Water quality – Determination of free and total chlorine – Part 2: Colorimetric method using N,N-diethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine for routine control purposes; quantification limit 0.02 mg Cl2/L) 
Colour Standard Methods 23rd Ed. 2017. 2120 C. APHA, AWWA, WEF (2017) (Determination of colour; quantification limit 5 units Pt/Co scale) 
Turbidity EN ISO 7027-1:2016 (Water quality – Determination of turbidity; quantification limit 0.10 NTU) 
pH EN ISO 10523:2012 (Water quality – Determination of pH) 
Conductivity EN 27888:1993 (Water quality – Determination of electrical conductivity; quantification limit 9 μS/cm) 
KMnO4 consumption EN ISO 8467:1995 (Water quality – Determination of permanganate index; quantification limit 0.25 mg O2/L) 
Trihalomethanes EN ISO 10301:1997 (Water quality – Determination of highly volatile halogenated hydrocarbons – Gas-chromatographic methods; quantification limit Chloroform: 0.75 μg/L, Bromodichloromethane: 0.75 μg/L, Dibromochloromethane: 0.75 μg/L, Bromoform: 0.75 μg/L) 
Salinity Standard Methods 23rd Ed. 2017. 2520 B. APHA, AWWA, WEF (2017) (Determination of salinity – conductometry method; range 0–40‰) 
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