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

AAS

5 Barium (Ba) 450.00 0.7 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 0.003 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 (Cl) 250.00 250

Titrimetic

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

Gas Chromatograph

15 Chlorinated Alkenes 0.00
16 Chlorine (Cl2) 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 1.5 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 us/cm

Multimeter

28 Fecal Coliform (Fecal) 400.00 0 cfu/100ml

Filtration and Drying

29 Fluoride 250.00 1.0 1.5

UVS

30 Hardness 150.00 200-500

Titrimetic

31 Iodine 250.00 200-500

Titrimetic

32 Iron (Fe) 450.00 0.3-1.0

AAS

33 Kjelhl Nitrogen 0.00 1 -us/cm

UVS

Digestion

34 Lead (Pb) 450.00 0.01 0.01

AAS

35 Magnesium (Mg) 300.00 30-35

AAS

36 Manganese (Mn) 300.00 0.4

AAS

37 Mercury 500.00 0.001 0.001

Mercury Analyzer

38 Nickel (Ni) 450.00 0.05 0.02(P)

AAS

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

UVS

40 Nitrogen (Nitrate) 250.00 10 250.0 as N

UVS

41 Odour 50.00 Odourless

Threshold Method

42 Oil and Grease 0.00 0.01 -us/cm

Oil and Grease meter

43 Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP) 50.00

ORP Meter

44 Pentachlorophrnol 0.00 0.03 0.009

Gas Chromatograph

45 PH 50.00 6.5-8.5

pH Meter

46 Phenolic Compounds 0.00 0.002 -us/cm

Gas Chromatograph

47 Phosphate 250.00 6

UVS

48 Phosphorus 0.00 0 -us/cm

Digestion

49 Potassium (K) 300.00 12

AAS

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

Multimeter

53 Selenium (Se) 450.00 0.01 0.01

AAS

54 Silver 0.00 0.02

AAS

55 Sodium (Na) 300.00 200

AAS

56 Sulphate 250.00 400

UVS

57 Sulphide 250.00 0

UVS

58 Taste 50.00

Threshold Method

59 Temperature 50.00 20-30 C

Thermometer

60 Tetrachloroethelene 0.00 0.03 0.04

Gas Chromatograph

61 Tin 0.00 2

AAS

62 Total Dissolved Solid (TDS) 50.00 1000

Multimeter

63 Total Hardness (as CaCO3) 150.00 200-500

Titrimetic

64 Total Suspended Solid (TSS) 150.00 10

Filtration and Drying

65 Trichloroethelene 0.00 0.09 0.07

Gas Chromatograph

66 Turbidity 50.00 5 NTU

Turbidity Meter

67 Zinc (Zn) 450.00 5

AAS

68 1.1 Dichloroethelene 0.00 0.001 0.03

Gas Chromatograph

69 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