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The Public Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2014

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Regulations 2(1), 2(4) and 15(5)

SCHEDULE 3SANALYSIS: METHODS AND CAPABILITIES

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TABLE M1

SPECIFIED PARAMETERS: ANALYTICAL METHOD TO BE USED

1 The composition of m-CP agar is:

Basal medium—

Dissolve the ingredients of the basal medium, adjust pH to 7.6 and autoclave at 121°C for 15 minutes.

(1) Item(2) Parameter(3) Method
1.Clostridium perfringens (including spores)Membrane filtration followed by anaerobic incubation of the membrane on m-CP agar1 at 44 ± 1°C for 21 ± 3 hours. Count opaque yellow colonies that turn pink or red after exposure to ammonium hydroxide vapours for 20 to 30 seconds.
2.Coliform bacteriaISO 9308-1
3.Colony count 22°C — enumeration of culturable microorganismsprEN ISO 6222
4.Colony count 37°C — enumeration of culturable microorganismsprEN 6222
5.EnterococciISO 7899-2
6.Escherichia coliISO 9308-1
Notes—

TABLE M2

OTHER PARAMETERS: CAPABILITIES REQUIRED OF ANALYTICAL METHOD

1 The method of analysis should determine total cyanide in all forms.

2 The capabilities required apply in relation to each individual pesticide.

3 The capabilities required apply in relation to each individual substance comprising PAH: Total at 25% of the prescribed concentration or value for PAH: Total.

4 The capabilities required apply at 50% of the prescribed concentration or value for PAH: Total.

5 The capabilities required apply in relation to prescribed concentration or value in Table B.

6 The capabilities required apply in relation to prescribed concentration or value in Table C.

In this Schedule “Pesticide”, “PAH: Total” and “THM: Total” have the meanings given in Schedule 1.

(1) Item(2) Parameter(3) Trueness % of prescribed concentration or value(4) Precision % of prescribed concentration or value(5) Limit of detection % of prescribed concentration or value
1.Aluminium101010
2.Ammonium101010
3.Antimony252525
4.Arsenic101010
5.Benzene252525
6.Benzo(a)pyrene252525
7.Boron101010
8.Bromate252525
9.Cadmium101010
10.Chloride101010
11.Chromium101010
12.Colour101010
13.Conductivity101010
14.Copper101010
15.Cyanide1101010
16.1,2-dichloroethane252510
17.Fluoride101010
18.Iron101010
19.Lead101010
20.Manganese101010
21.Mercury201020
22.Nickel101010
23.Nitrate101010
24.Nitrite101010
25.Pesticide2252525
26.PAH: Total3252525
27.Selenium101010
28.Sodium101010
29.Sulphate101010
30.Tetrachloroethene4252510
31.Tetrachloromethane202020
32.Trichloroethene4252510
33.THM: Total3252510
34.Turbidity5101010
35.Turbidity6252525
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