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The below list of analytes do not require MDL or Accuracy

  • pH
  • Demands (BOD, SOD)
  • Salinity
  • Color
  • Temperature
  • Microbiology
  • Transparency
  • Ignitability
  • Titrimetric tests
  • Organoleptic tests (odor, taste)
  • Turbidimetric tests
  • Residuals or solids (TSS, TDS, Volatile Solids, Settleable Solids)
  • Specific Conductance
  • Dissolved Oxygen
  • Macrobenthic Invertebrates
  • Oxygen Reduction Potential
  • Paint Filter Liquids
  • Residual Chlorine by electrode requires an MDL but not Accuracy
  • Parameters calculated from the results of several different tests (Organic Nitrogen, Corrosivity, Unionized Ammonia)

The below list of analytes do not require Precision

  • Macrobenthic Invertebrates
  • Presence-Absence Tests
  • Parameters calculated from the results of several different tests (Organic Nitrogen, Corrosivity, Unionized Ammonia).

Last updated: March 08, 2005

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