TN-101 : Instrumentation for water quality

Abstract

The rapid development of sophisticated instrumentation

coupled with concern over trace quantities of individual constituents has resulted in the application of procedures using such instrumentation for the analysis of natural and wastewaters. In large part it is the development of such instruments followec by their application to environmental analysis that has led to the present interest in the analysis of trace quantities of specific constituents. The various techniques included in this report are flame photometry, ion selective electrodes, total organic carbon analyser and atomic absorption spectrometry. Emphasis has also been given on conventional instruments like pH meter, turbidity meter, etc., with a view to increase their performance and repoducibility. This report describing various aspects f instrumental analysis, should prove useful for scientists and technologists engaged in water quality monitoring. The present report has been prepared by Dr. C. K. Jain, Scientist, and is a part of training which he obtained at International Institute for Hydraulic and Environmental Research, Delft, The Netherlands, within the framework of Indo-Dutch Training Programme on Water Management (WAMATRA Phase-II).