There are many types of drinking water in our daily lives, such as purified water, distilled water, mineral water, and so on. In this article, we will learn about Mineral Water Testing and its judgment standards!

Mineral water comes from natural water sources and has very strict requirements for its water source area. It must be confirmed that the water originates from a spring eye. In addition, it must undergo exploration and evaluation by the geological and mineral authorities, and water source protection measures must be implemented. Meanwhile, it can also be regarded as a type of mineral resource. Furthermore, there are specific standards for mineral water testing, which refer to GB 8538-2016, Standards for Drinking Water Quality (GB 5749-2006) covering 106 water quality indicators, and Hygienic Standard for Bottled (Barreled) Purified Drinking Water (GB 17324-2003) covering 21 water quality indicators. Different indicators have different standards, so Water Quality Detectors are required for real-time testing of these indicators.

According to the mineral water standard GB 8538-2016, the testing items include:

Color, odor and taste, visible matter, turbidity, pH, total dissolved solids, total hardness, total alkalinity, total acidity, potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese, copper, zinc, total chromium, lead, copper, total mercury, silver, strontium, lithium, barium, vanadium, antimony, cobalt, nickel, aluminum, selenium, arsenic, borate, metasilicic acid, fluoride, chloride, carbon dioxide, nitrate, nitrite, carbonate and bicarbonate, sulfate, oxygen consumption, cyanide, volatile phenolic compounds, anionic synthetic detergents, mineral oil, bromate, sulfide, phosphate, coliform bacteria, fecal streptococci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Clostridium perfringens, etc.