[F1SECTION 3E+W+SAlternative minimum performance characteristics for a method of analysis that may be used until the end of 31st December 2019
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 12 inserted (6.4.2018) by The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/352), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2
| 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] |