1. Microbiological Analysis of drinking water - Enumeration
- E.coli
- Coliform
- Feacal streptococci and Staphylococcus aureus
- Sulphite reducing anaerobes
- Pseudomonas aeuroginosa
- Aerobic microbial count
- Yeast and mould
- Salmonella and shigella
- Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus
- Virucidal Efficacy Estimation with MS2 coliphage in water purifiers
- Virucidal Efficacy Estimation with Saccharomyces cerevisiae reduction in water purifiers
- Cyst enumeration test
2. Chemical analysis of drinking water
- Turbidity, Colors, Total Dissolved Solids, pH
- Barium, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Silver, Aluminium, Selenium, Calcium, Megnesium,
Sodium, Potassium, Antimony, Cadmium, Arsenic, Lead, Chromium, Nickel
- Borate, Nitrate, Nitrite, Fluoride, Chloride, Sulphate and Cyanide
- Residual Chlorine, Total hardness and Alkalinity
- Phenolic compounds as C6H5OH, Polychlorinated biphenyls as PCB,
Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, Pesticides and Mineral Oil
- Anionic Surface active agents as MBAS
3. Product performance evaluation of water purifiers - Microbiological reduction
4. Product performance evaluation of water purifiers - Chemical reduction
5. Product evaluation as per NSF / ANSI 42, 53, 55
| NSF / ANSI - 42 |
NSF / ANSI - 53 |
NSF / ANSI - 5 |
| Materials in contact with Drinking Water |
Materials in contact with Drinking Water |
Materials in contact with Drinking Water |
| Materials evaluation |
Materials evaluation |
Materials evaluation |
| Structural performance |
Design & Construction |
Structural performance |
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- Working pressure
- Performance indication of
- chemical reduction capacity
- Elements
- Flow control
- Waste connections
- Product water dispensing
- outlets
- Hazards
- Systems used in bottled
- water plants
 Operating temperature
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| Minimum performance requirements |
Chemical, mechanical and structural performance
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Minimum performance requirements |
- Elements
- Waste connections
- Product water dispensing outlets
- Hazards
- Operating temperature
- Electrical safety and operation
- Rated service flow
- Minimum service flow
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- Active ingredients and additives
- Aesthetic effects claims
- Chemical reduction claims
- Mechanical filtration reduction claims
- Structural integrity
- Filter media
- Rated pressure drop
- Minimum service flow
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- Elements
- Waste connections
- Product water dispensing outlets
- Hazards
- Operating temperature
- Electrical safety and operation
- Rated service flow
- Minimum service flow
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Mandatory testing for elective claims
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Mandatory testing for elective claims
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- General requirements
- Bacteriological performance
- Chemical reduction testing requirement
- Chloramines reduction
- requirement
- Chlorine reduction
- requirement
- Hydrogen Sulphide and
- phenol reduction
- Iron and Manganese
- reduction requirement
- pH adjustment requirements
- Zinc reduction requirements
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- General requirements
- Microbiological performance
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Mechanical reduction testing
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- Nominal particulate
- reduction (85%) classes
- Scale control testing
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Installation, operation, and maintenance instructions
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Installation and information
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Installation and information
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- Data pale
- Replacement
- Components
- Performance data sheet
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- Data pale
- Replacement
- Components
- Performance data sheet
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- Data pale
- Replacement
- Components
- Performance data sheet
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