Department of Public Health Engineering Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Parameters
SL Name Price Bangladesh Standard WHO Guide Line Procedures
1 Alkalinity 100.00

Titrimetic

2 Aluminum (Al) 450.00 0.2

AAS

3 Ammonia 250.00 0.5

Titrimetic

4 Arsenic (As) 450.00 0.05 0.01

AAS

5 Barium (Ba) 450.00 0.01 0.7

AAS

6 Benzene 0.00 0.01 0.01

Gas Chromatograph

7 Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) 450.00 0.2

5 days Incubation

8 Boron 450.00 1.0

UVS

9 Cadmium (Cd) 450.00 0.005 0.003

AAS

10 Calcium (Ca) 450.00 75

AAS

11 Carbontetrachloride 0.00 0.01 0.004

Gas Chromatograph

12 Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) 400.00 4.0

Closed Reflux Method

13 Chloride 250.00 150-600

Titrimetic

14 Chlorinated (2, 4, 6 Trichlorophenol) 0.00 0.03 0.2

Gas Chromatograph

15 Chlorinated Alkenes 0.00
16 Chlorine (Residual) 150.00 0.2

Titrimetic

17 Chloroform 0.00 0.09 0.2

Gas Chromatograph

18 Chromium (Hexavelent) 450.00 0.05

Iron Chromatograph

19 Chromium (Total) 150.00 0.05 0.05

AAS

20 Coliform (Total) 400.00 0 N/100ml

MFM

21 Coliform (Faecal) 400.00 0 N/100ml

MFM

22 Colour 250.00 15

Colour Comparator

23 Copper 450.00 1.0 2

AAS

24 Cyanide 0.00 0.1 0.07

UVS

Specific Ion Electrode

25 Detergent 0.00 0.2

UVS

26 Dissolved Oxygen (DO) 50.00 6.0

Multimeter

27 Electric Conductivity (EC) 50.00 pS/cm

Multimeter

28 Fluoride 250.00 1.0 1.5

UVS

29 Hardness 150.00 200-500

Titrimetic

30 Iodine 250.00 200-500

Titrimetic

31 Iron (Fe) 450.00 0.3-1.0

AAS

32 Kjelhl Nitrogen 0.00 1 -us/cm

UVS

Digestion

33 Lead (Pb) 450.00 0.05 0.01

AAS

34 Magnesium (Mg) 300.00 30-35

AAS

35 Manganese (Mn) 300.00 0.1

AAS

36 Mercury 500.00 0.001 0.001

Mercury Analyzer

37 Nickel (Ni) 450.00 0.1 0.02(P)

AAS

38 Nitrite 250.00 <1 -us/cm 3.0(0.2)

UVS

39 Nitrogen (Nitrate) 250.00 10 250.0 as N

UVS

40 Odour 50.00 Odourless

Threshold Method

41 Oil and Grease 0.00 0.01 -us/cm

Oil and Grease meter

42 Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP) 50.00

ORP Meter

43 Pentachlorophrnol 0.00 0.03 0.009

Gas Chromatograph

44 PH 50.00 6.5-8.5

pH Meter

45 Phenolic Compounds 0.00 0.002 -us/cm

Gas Chromatograph

46 Phosphate 250.00 6

UVS

47 Phosphorus 0.00 0 -us/cm

Digestion

48 Potassium (K) 300.00 12

AAS

49 Radioactive Materials (Gross Alpha Activity) 0.00 0.01 Bq/L 0.5
50 Radioactive Materials (Gross Beta Activity) 0.00 0.01 Bq/L 1.0
51 Salinity 50.00 -%0

Multimeter

52 Selenium (Se) 450.00 0.01 0.01

AAS

53 Silver 0.00 0.02

AAS

54 Sodium (Na) 300.00 200

AAS

55 Sulphate 250.00 400

UVS

56 Sulphide 250.00 0

UVS

57 Taste 50.00

Threshold Method

58 Temperature 50.00 20-30 C

Thermometer

59 Tetrachloroethelene 0.00 0.03 0.04

Gas Chromatograph

60 Tin 0.00 2

AAS

61 Total Dissolved Solid (TDS) 50.00 1000

Multimeter

62 Total Hardness (as CaCO3) 150.00 200-500

Titrimetic

63 Total Suspended Solid (TSS) 150.00 10

Filtration and Drying

64 Trichloroethelene 0.00 0.09 0.07

Gas Chromatograph

65 Turbidity 50.00 10 NTU

Turbidity Meter

66 Zinc (Zn) 450.00 5

AAS

67 1.1 Dichloroethelene 0.00 0.001 0.03

Gas Chromatograph

68 1.2 Dichloroethelene 0.00 0.03 0.03

Gas Chromatograph

Note:

UV-VIS : UV-Visible Spectrophotometer

AAS : Atomic Absortion Spectrophotometer

ORP : Oxidation-Reduction Potential