ENVIRONMENTAL FINAL GOVERNING STANDARDS ITALY

ITALY - 3 Drinking Water
Parameter Methodology
IRSA/CNR 1
Analytical Method
Code
Method
Detection
Limit
Trichloroethene Gas chromatography 5150 0.1 µg/l
Trialomethanes
Total
Gas chromatography 5140 0.1 µg/l
Total hardness Complexometry 2040
Total organic
carbon
Instrumental method 5040
Turbidity Turbidimetric method, or
Formazine method
2110
Vanadium Atomic absorption spectrometry,
or
Molecular absorption
spectrophotometry
3310 1 µg/l
Vinyl Chloride Quantitative determination 5150 0.1 µg/l
Note:
1. See manual published by IRSA (Istituto Superiore di Sanita – Health Institute) / CNR (National Research
Center) titled “Metodi Analitici per le Acque” (“Analytical Methods For Water”). A Component can approve
or delegate approval of different test methods than indicated above if the alternate test method will attain the
same limits in terms of detection, accuracy, and precision.
September 2012 Italy FGS 3-50
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