F1SCHEDULE 12Monitoring of water bottled and labelled as “spring water” and bottled drinking water

PART 5Methods of analysis relating to chemical parameters

SECTION 3Alternative minimum performance characteristics for a method of analysis that may be used until the end of 31st December 2019

Parameters

Trueness - percentage of the parametric concentration

Precision -percentage of the parametric concentration

Limit of detection -percentage of the parametric concentration

Other requirements

Antimony

25

25

25

Arsenic

10

10

10

Benzene

25

25

25

Benzo(a)pyrene

25

25

25

Boron

10

10

10

Bromate

25

25

25

Cadmium

10

10

10

Chromium

10

10

10

Copper

10

10

10

Cyanide

10

10

10

The method of analysis must determine total cyanide in all forms.

1,2-dichloroethane

25

25

10

Fluoride

10

10

10

Lead

10

10

10

Mercury

20

10

20

Nickel

10

10

10

Nitrate

10

10

10

Nitrite

10

10

10

Pesticide – individual substance

25

25

25

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons—

(a) individual substance

25

25

25

(b) total substances

25

25

25

Selenium

10

10

10

Tetrachloroethenes—

(a) individual substance

50

50

50

(b) total substances

25

25

10

Trichloroethenes—

(a) individual substance

50

50

50

(b) total substances

25

25

10

Trihalomethanes—

(a) individual substance

25

25

25

(b) total substances

25

25

10