Available Tests

In general, the types of tests that can be performed in the Water and Environmental Laboratory of the Civil Engineering
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Physical Tests
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  • Electrical conductivity
  • Turbidity
  • TDS (Total Dissolved Solids – all organic and inorganic dissolved particles)
  • TSS (Total Suspended Solids)
  • Color


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Chemical Tests
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  • BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand)
  • COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand)
  • pH
  • Ammonia
  • Nitrate and Nitrite
  • Sulfate and Sulfite
  • Phosphate
  • Chlorophyll A
  • Total Hardness
  • Calcium and Magnesium
  • Chloride
  • Residual Chlorine​​​​​​
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Biological Tests
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  • Total coliform
  • Fecal coliform
  • Nematode eggs
  • HPC (Heterotrophic Plate Count)




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