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

PART 5Methods of analysis relating to chemical parameters

SECTION 2Minimum performance characteristics for a method of analysis

Parameters

Uncertainty of measurement - percentage of the parametric concentration

Other requirements relating to the uncertainty of measurement

Other requirements

Antimony

40

Arsenic

30

Benzene

40

Benzo(a)pyrene

50

Where there is no method of analysis for benzo(a)pyrene that has an uncertainty of measurement that does not exceed 50%, the best available method of analysis with an uncertainty of measurement not exceeding 60% must be used.

Boron

25

Bromate

40

Cadmium

25

Chromium

30

Copper

25

Cyanide

30

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

1,2-dichloroethane

40

Fluoride

20

Lead

25

Mercury

30

Nickel

25

Nitrate

15

Nitrite

20

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons—

(a) individual substance

25

(b) total substances

50

Selenium

40

Tetrachloroethenes—

(a) individual substance

50

(b) total substances

30

Trichloroethenes—

(a) individual substance

50

(b) total substances

40

Trihalomethanes—

(a) individual substance

25

(b) total substances

40