Microbial parameters
Organoleptic & Physico- chemical Parameters
Genenral Chemical Parameters
Other Microbial Parameters
Microbial parameters
| The Coliform group | Enterocci and faecal streptococci |
| Ratios of Counts | Direct total counts & activity tests ( total & viable bacteria) |
| Heterotrophic aerobic & aerobic spore former bacterial counts | Bacteriophages |
| Sulphite reducing clostridia and clostridium perfringens | Pseudomonas aeruginosa and aeromonas spp. |
| Presence –absence test | Hydrogen sulphide test |
| Enteric viruses | Somatic coliphages |
| Giardia cysts | Cryptosporidium oocysts |
| F phages RNA Phages | aerobic microbial count |
| salmonella sp. | shigella sp. |
| Vibrio cholera | Yeast & molds |
| vibrioparahaemolyticus | sthaphhylococcus aureus |
Organoleptic & Physico- chemical Parameters
| Colour Color | pH |
| Solids (total & dissolved) | Conductivity |
| Turbidity | Particle Size analysis |
| Microscopic particulate analysis | Disinfectant residual |
| Organic Matter ( TOD,BOD, COD) | Ammonia |
| Detergents (Boron,calcoflour) | Faecal sterols,IgA(secretory),Caffine,uroblin |
| Odour | Taste |
Genenral Chemical Parameters
| Calcium (ca) | Magesium (mg) |
| Sodium (Na) | Pottasium (k) |
| Chloride (cl) | Nitrate (No3 -N) |
| Phosphorous (p) | Sodium adsorptioon Ratio |
| iron (Fe) | Barium (Ba) |
| Nickel (Ni) | Cadmium (Cd) |
| Lead (Pb) | Boron (B) |
| Bicarbonate & Carbonate | Sulphate (So4) |
| Conductivity | Manganise (Mn) |
| Arsenic (As) | Chromium (Cr) |
| Flouride (F) | ammoniacal nitrogen |
| Anionic surface & active agent | Total hardness |
| Sulphide | Alkalinity |
| Residual free chlorine & chlora amine | Cyanide |
| Phenol | Hexavalent chromium |
| Nitrite | Mineral oil |
| Estimation of Anions in drinking water by ion chromatography |
Other Microbial Parameters
| Standard plate count | Proteolytic plate count |
| Lipolytic plate count | Thermophilic Bacterial count |
| Slime forming bacteria |