TEST INSTRUCTIONS - Geotech Environmental Equipment
TEST INSTRUCTIONS - Geotech Environmental Equipment
TEST INSTRUCTIONS - Geotech Environmental Equipment
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COLOR<br />
PLATINUM COBALT METHOD NO REAGENTS REQUIRED<br />
Color in water may be attributed to humus, peat, plankton, vegetation, and<br />
natural metallic ions, such as iron and manganese, or industrial waste. Color is<br />
removed to make water suitable for domestic and industrial use. Color may<br />
have to be removed from industrial waste before it is discharged to a waterway.<br />
APPLICATION: Potable water and water with color due to natural materials.<br />
RANGE: 0–1000 color units<br />
METHOD: Color is determined by a meter that has been calibrated with<br />
colored standards of known platinum cobalt concentration.<br />
True color, the color of water in which the turbidity has been<br />
SAMPLE<br />
HANDLING &<br />
PRESERVATION:<br />
removed, is measured.<br />
Collect all samples in clean glassware. Determine color as<br />
soon as possible to avoid biological or chemical changes that<br />
could occur in the sample during storage.<br />
INTERFERENCES: Turbidity will interfere. Filter before testing.<br />
Smart2 <strong>TEST</strong> PROCEDURES 2.04 Color 1/2
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