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Summary of analytical precision requirements (mode and others) specified in directives
| Determinand | Mode | Directives | Others | Directives | ||||
| LoD | CP | A | LoD | CP | A | |||
| Physico-chemical | ||||||||
| Colour | nd | nd | nd | Bathing Water (76/160/EEC), Shellfish Waters (79/923/EEC) | 5 | 1*** | 2** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) |
| 5 | 2*** | 4** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 5 | 5*** | 10** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 5 | 10*** | 20** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 5 | 20*** | 40** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| Conductivity | nd | nd | nd | Drinking Water (80/778/EEC), Titanium Dioxide (82/883/EEC), Exchange of Information (77/795/EEC) | nd | 500 | 500 | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) |
| pH | nd | nd | nd | Bathing Water (76/160/EEC), Proposed Bathing Water (COM(94)36), Drinking Water (80/778/EEC), Freshwater Fish (78/659/EEC), Shellfish (79/923/EEC), Titanium Dioxide (82/883/EEC), Exchange of Information (77/795/EEC) | nd | 0.1 | 0.2 | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) |
| Surfactants | nd | nd | nd | Bathing Water (76/160/EEC), Proposed Bathing Water (COM(94)36), Exchange of Information (77/795/EEC) | 0.05 | 0.04** | nd | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) |
| 0.05 | 0.01** | nd | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| Suspended solids | nd | nd | nd | Freshwater Fish (78/659/EEC), Shellfish Waters (79/923/EEC), Titanium Dioxide (82/883/EEC) | nd | 1.25**** | 2.5*** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) |
| Temperature | nd | nd | nd | Drinking Water (80/778/EEC), Freshwater Fish (78/659/EEC), Shellfish Waters (79/923/EEC), Titanium Dioxide (82/883/EEC), Exchange of Information (77/795/EEC) | nd | 0.5 | 1 | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) |
| Organic pollution | ||||||||
| BOD5 | nd | nd | nd | Freshwater Fish (78/659/EEC), Exchange of Information (77/795/EEC) | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) |
| COD | - | - | - | nd | nd | nd | Exchange of Information (77/795/EEC) | |
| 15 | 6** | 6** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| Dissolved Oxygen | nd | nd | nd | Bathing Water (76/160/EEC), Proposed Bathing Water (COM (94) 36), Freshwater Fish (78/659/EEC), Shellfish Waters (79/923/EEC), Titanium Dioxide (82/883/EEC), Exchange of Information (77/795/EEC) | 5 | 5*** | 5*** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) |
| 5 | 3*** | 3*** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 5 | 7*** | 7*** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
Table E.7 continued
| Determinand | Mode | Directives | Others | Directives | ||||
| Synthetic organics | ||||||||
| Dissolved Hydrocarbons | - | - | - | 0.01 | 0.01** | 0.015 | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |
| 0.04 | nd | nd | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| PAH | - | - | - | 0.00004 | 0.0001a | 0.0001 | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |
| 0.00004 | 0.0005a | 0.0005a | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| Phenols | nd | nd | nd | Bathing Water (76/160/EEC), Proposed Bathing Water (COM(94)36), Freshwater Fish (78/659/EEC) | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) |
| 0.001 | 0.0015* | 0.0015a | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.001 | 0.003* | 0.005a | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.001 | 0.03* | 0.05a | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| Dieldrin | - | - | - | nd | nd | nd | Bathing Water | |
| Parathion | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1.25 | Aldrin (88/347/EEC) | ||||
| HCH | 0.0001 | 0.0005a | 0.0005a | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | ||||
| 0.0001 | 0.00125 | 0.00125a | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.0001 | 0.0025a | 0.0025a | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| Chemicals | ||||||||
| Chlorides | - | - | - | nd | nd | nd | Exchange of Information (77/795/EEC) | |
| 10 | 20*** | 20*** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| Fluorides | - | - | - | 0.05 | 0.07-0.1*** | 0.14-0.2** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |
| 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.3 | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.07-0.17*** | 0.14-0.34** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| Sulphates | - | - | - | 10 | 15 | 15 | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |
| 10 | 25 | 25 | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| Metals | ||||||||
| Arsenic | nd | nd | nd | Bathing Water (76/160/EEC), Shellfish (79/923/EEC) | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) |
| 0.01 | nd | nd | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| Cadmium | - | - | - | nd | nd | nd | Bathing Water (76/160/EEC) | |
| 0.0002 | 0.0003* | 0.0003* | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.0002 | 0.0025* | 0.0015* | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.0002 | 0.3* | 0.3* | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.001 | nd | nd | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.1 | 0.03* | 0.03* | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
Table E.7 continued
| Determinand | Mode | Directives | Others | Directives | ||||
| Cadmium | 0.5 | 0.15* | 0.15* | Cadmium (83/513/EEC) | ||||
| 0.25 | 0.075* | 0.075* | Cadmium (83/513/EEC) | |||||
| Chromium | nd | nd | nd | Bathing Water (76/160/EEC), Shellfish Waters (79/923/EEC), Titanium Dioxide (82/883/EEC) | 0.01 | 0.01* | 0.015* | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) |
| Copper | nd | nd | nd | Freshwater Fish(78/659/EEC), Shellfish Waters (79/923/EEC), Titanium Dioxide (82/883/EEC) | 0.005 | 0.002*** | 0.004** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) |
| Copper | 0.005 | 0.005*** | 0.001** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | ||||
| 0.02 | 0.1*** | 0.2** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| Cyanides | - | - | - | nd | nd | nd | Bathing Water (76/160/EEC) | |
| 0.01 | 0.01** | 0.015* | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| Iron | - | - | - | nd | nd | nd | Titanium Dioxide (82/883/EEC) | |
| 0.02 | 0.03*** | 0.06** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.02 | 0.01*** | 0.02** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.02 | 0.1*** | 0.2** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.02 | 0.2*** | 0.4** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| Lead | nd | nd | nd | Bathing Water (76/160/EEC), Shellfish Waters (79/923/EEC), Titanium Dioxide (82/883/EEC) | 0.01 | 0.001** | 0.015* | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) |
| Manganese | - | - | - | nd | nd | nd | Titanium Dioxide (82/883/EEC) | |
| 0.01 | 0.005*** | 0.01** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.02 | 0.01*** | 0.02** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.02 | 0.1*** | 0.2** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| Mercury | nd | nd | nd | Bathing Water (76/160/EEC), Mercury (84/156/EEC), Shellfish Waters (79/923/EEC), Titanium Dioxide (82/883/EEC) | 0.0001 | 0.00015* | 0.00015* | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) |
| 0.001 | 0.0003* | 0.0003* | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.03 | 0.009* | 0.009* | Mercury (82/176/EEC) | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.015* | 0.015* | Mercury (82/176/EEC) | |||||
| 0.1 | 0.03* | 0.03* | Mercury (82/176/EEC) | |||||
| Zinc | nd | nd | nd | Freshwater Fish (78/659/EEC), Shellfish Waters (79/923/EEC), Titanium Dioxide (82/883/EEC) | 0.01 | 0.05*** | 0.1** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) |
| 0.02 | 0.3*** | 0.6** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.02 | 0.1*** | 0.2** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.02 | 0.5*** | 1* | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.02 | 0.015b | 0.03* | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.02 | 0.15b | 0.3* | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
Table E.7 continued
| Determinand | Mode | Directives | Others | Directives | ||||
| Nutrients | ||||||||
| Ammonia | nd | nd | nd | Surface water (75/440/EEC) Drinking Water (80/778/EEC) Freshwater Fish (78/659/EEC) Exchange of Information (77/795/EEC) |
0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) |
| 0.1 | 0.005 | 0.01 | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| Nitrates | nd | nd | nd | Bathing Water (76/160/EEC) Drinking Water (80/778/EEC) Nitrates (91/676/EEC) Exchange of Information (77/795/EEC) |
2 | 2.5*** | 5** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) |
| 2 | 5*** | 10** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| Nitrogen | - | - | - | nd | nd | nd | Bathing Water (76/160/EEC) | |
| 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| Phosphates | - | - | - | nd | nd | nd | Bathing Water (76/160/EEC) | |
| 0.02 | 0.04*** | 0.08** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
| 0.02 | 0.07*** | 0.14** | Sampling and Analysis (79/869/EEC) | |||||
** expressed as 20% of ref. concentration as specified in the Directive
*** expressed as 10% of ref. concentration as specified in the Directive
**** expressed as 5% of ref. concentration as specified in the Directive
a expressed as 50% of ref. concentration as specified in the Directive
b expressed as 15% of ref. concentration as specified in the Directive
LoD limit of detection
CP precision criteria
A accuracy
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