CEN/TC 164/WG 9 - Drinking water treatment

This document is applicable to sulphamic acid used as antifoulant for membranes in the treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics and specifies the requirements and the corresponding analytical methods for sulphamic acid. It gives information on their use as antifoulant for membranes in water treatment in Annex A.

This document is applicable to poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride). It gives information on their use in water treatment.

This document is applicable to sodium alginate used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of sodium alginate and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for sodium alginate. It gives information on their use in water treatment.

This document is applicable to anionic and non-ionic polyacrylamides used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of anionic and non-ionic polyacrylamides and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for anionic and non-ionic polyacrylamides. It gives information on their use in water treatment.

This document is applicable to cationic polyacrylamides used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of cationic polyacrylamides and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for cationic polyacrylamides. It gives information on their use in water treatment.

This document is applicable to polyamines used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of polyamines and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for polyamines. It gives information on their use in water treatment.

This document is applicable to iron (III) sulfate solid used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of iron (III) sulfate solid and specifies the requirements and the corresponding analytical methods for iron (III) sulfate solid and gives information on its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of iron (III) sulfate solid.

This document is applicable to iron (III) chloride sulfate used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of iron (III) chloride sulfate and specifies the requirements and the corresponding analytical methods for iron (III) chloride sulfate and gives information on its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of iron (III) chloride sulfate.

This document is applicable to iron (III) chloride solution a) and iron (III) chloride hexahydrate b) used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics and specifies the requirements and the corresponding analytical methods for iron (III) chlorides a) and b) and gives information for their use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of iron (III) chloride.

This document is applicable to iron (III) sulfate solution of various iron and/or acid contents (see 4.2) used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of iron (III) sulfate solution and specifies the requirements and the corresponding analytical methods for iron (III) sulfate solution and gives information on its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of iron (III) sulfate solution.

This document is applicable to iron (II) sulfate heptahydrate and iron (II) sulfate monohydrate used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of iron (II) sulfate heptahydrate and monohydrate, specifies the requirements and the corresponding analytical methods and gives information on their use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of iron (II) sulfate.

This document is applicable to powdered activated carbon used for treatment of swimming pool water. It describes the characteristics of powdered activated carbon and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for powdered activated carbon. It gives information on its use in swimming pool water treatment.

This document is applicable to filter media (virgin granular activated carbon, silica sand and silica gravel, pumice, pyrolyzed coal material, anthracite and calcium carbonate) used for filtration of swimming pool water, with or without chemical action. It describes the characteristics of filter media and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for filter media. It gives information on their use in swimming pool water treatment.
This document does not concern powdered diatomaceous earth, perlite, zeolite and any other filter media used with filter cartridges or similar filter elements.

This document is applicable to calcium hypochlorite used directly, or for the production of formulations, for treatment of water for swimming pools. It describes the characteristics of calcium hypochlorite and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for calcium hypochlorite. It gives information on its use in swimming pool water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of calcium hypochlorite (see Annex B).

This document is applicable to aluminium based coagulants (aluminium sulfate, aluminium chloride (monomeric), aluminium chloride hydroxide (monomeric), aluminium chloride hydroxide sulfate (monomeric), sodium aluminate and polyaluminium chloride hydroxide and polyaluminium chloride hydroxide sulfate) used directly or for the production of formulations for treatment of water for swimming pools.
It describes the characteristics of aluminium based coagulants and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for aluminium based coagulants. It gives information on their use in swimming pool water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use (see Annex B).

This document is applicable to iron based coagulants (iron (III) chloride, iron (III) chloride sulfate and iron (III) sulfate liquid) used directly or for the production of formulations for treatment of water for swimming pools.
It describes the characteristics of iron based coagulants and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for iron based coagulants. It gives information on their use in swimming pool water treatment. General information on iron based coagulants is given in Annex A.
It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use (see Annex B).

This document is applicable to sulfuric acid used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of sulfuric acid and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for sulfuric acid. It gives information on its use in water treatment.

This document is applicable to sodium hexafluorosilicate used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of sodium hexafluorosilicate and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for sodium hexafluorosilicate. It gives information on its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of sodium hexafluorosilicate (see Annex B).

This document is applicable to sodium thiosulfate used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics and specifies the requirements of sodium thiosulfate and refers to the corresponding analytical methods. It gives information for its use in water treatment.

This document is applicable to liquefied ammonia used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics and specifies the requirements of liquefied ammonia and refers to the corresponding analytical methods. It gives information for its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to the safe handling and use of liquefied ammonia (see Annex B).

This document is applicable to sodium chloride intended for on-site electrochlorination of water intended for human consumption using non-membrane technology. It describes the characteristics and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for sodium chloride (see Annex B). It gives information on its use in water treatment.

This document is applicable to sodium sulfite used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics and specifies the requirements of sodium sulfite and refers to the corresponding analytical methods. It gives information for its use in water treatment.

This document is applicable to ammonium chloride used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics and specifies the requirements of ammonium chloride and refers to the corresponding analytical methods. It gives information for its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of ammonium chloride (see Annex B).

This document is applicable to sodium chloride intended for on-site electrochlorination of water intended for human consumption using membrane cells. It describes the characteristics and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for sodium chloride (see Annex B). It gives information on its use in water treatment.

This document is applicable to sodium hydrogen sulfite used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of sodium hydrogen sulfite and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for sodium hydrogen sulfite. It gives information on its use in water treatment.

This document is applicable to sodium disulfite used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of sodium disulfite and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for sodium disulfite. It gives information on its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use (see Annex B).

This document is applicable to hexafluorosilicic acid used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of hexafluorosilicic acid and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for hexafluorosilicic acid. It gives information on its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of hexafluorosilicic acid (see Annex B).

This document is applicable to ammonium sulfate used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics and specifies the requirements of ammonium sulfate and refers to the corresponding analytical methods. It gives information on its use in water treatment.

This document is applicable to calcium carbonate used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of calcium carbonate and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for calcium carbonate. It gives information on its use in water treatment.

This document is applicable to iron-based coagulants used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It specifies analytical methods to be used for products described in EN 888, EN 889, EN 890, EN 891 and EN 14664.

This document is applicable to aluminium chloride anhydrous, aluminium chloride basic, dialuminium chloride pentahydroxide and aluminium chloride hydroxide sulfate used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics and specifies the requirements of aluminium chloride basic, polyaluminium chloride hydroxide and polyaluminium chloride hydroxide sulfate and refers to the corresponding analytical methods. It gives information for their use in water treatment. It also gives the usable rules relating to safe handling and use of these aluminium salts (see Annex B).

This European Standard is applicable to modified starches used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of modified starches and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for modified starches.

This European Standard specifies the methods used for the chemical analyses and the determination of physical properties of calcium carbonate, high-calcium lime, half-burnt dolomite, magnesium oxide, calcium magnesium carbonate and dolomitic lime used to treat water for human consumption.
This document specifies the reference methods and, in certain cases, an alternative method which can be considered to be equivalent.
Any other methods may be used provided they are calibrated, either against the reference methods or against internationally accepted reference materials, in order to demonstrate their equivalence.

This European Standard is applicable to half-burnt dolomite used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of half-burnt dolomite and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for half-burnt dolomite. It gives information on its use in water treatment.

This European Standard is applicable to hydrochloric acid used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of hydrochloric acid and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for hydrochloric acid. It gives information on its use in water treatment (see Annex A). It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of hydrochloric acid (see Annex B).

This European Standard is applicable only to hydrogen peroxide and not to mixtures with other chemicals used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of hydrogen peroxide and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for hydrogen peroxide. It gives information on its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use (see Annex B).

This European Standard is applicable to chlorine dioxide generated on site for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics for chlorine dioxide and specifies the composition and the corresponding test methods for chlorine dioxide. It gives information on its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of chlorine dioxide generated on site (see Annex B).

This European Standard is applicable to sodium chlorite used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of sodium chlorite and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for sodium chlorite. It gives information on its use in water treatment.

This European Standard is applicable to potassium peroxomonosulfate used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of potassium peroxomonosulfate and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for potassium peroxomonosulfate. It gives information on its use in water treatment.

This European Standard is applicable to aluminium sulfate used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of aluminium sulfate and specifies the requirements for aluminium sulfate and gives reference to the analytical methods. It gives information on its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of aluminium sulfate (see Annex B).

This document is applicable to aluminium iron (III) sulfate used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of aluminium iron (III) sulfate and specifies the requirements for aluminium iron (III) sulfate and refers to the corresponding analytical methods. It gives information on its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of aluminium iron (III) sulfate (see Annex B).

This document is applicable to sodium aluminate used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics and specifies the requirements of sodium aluminate and refers to the corresponding analytical methods. It gives information for its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of sodium aluminate (see Annex B).

This European Standard is applicable to potassium permanganate used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of potassium permanganate and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for potassium permanganate. It gives information on its use in water treatment. It also provides general information on potassium permanganate (see Annex A) and determines the rules relating to its safe handling and use (see Annex B).

This European Standard is applicable to chlorine used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of chlorine and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for chlorine. It gives information on its use in water treatment.

This European Standard is applicable to manganese dioxide coated limestone used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of manganese dioxide coated limestone and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for manganese dioxide coated limestone. It gives information on its use in water treatment.

This European Standard is applicable to iron-coated granular activated alumina used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of iron-coated granular activated alumina and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for iron-coated granular activated alumina. It gives information on its use in water treatment.

This European Standard is applicable to trichloroisocyanuric acid used for emergency treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of trichloroisocyanuric acid and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for trichloroisocyanuric acid. It gives information on its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of trichloroisocyanuric acid (see Annex B).

This European Standard is applicable to sodium dichloroisocyanurate dihydrate used for emergency treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of sodium dichloroisocyanurate dihydrate and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for sodium dichloroisocyanurate dihydrate. It gives information on its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of sodium dichloroisocyanurate dihydrate (see Annex B).

This European Standard is applicable to sodium dichloroisocyanurate anhydrous used for emergency treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of sodium dichloroisocyanurate anhydrous and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for sodium dichloroisocyanurate anhydrous. It gives information on its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of sodium dichloroisocyanurate anhydrous (see Annex B).

This European Standard is applicable to silver nitrate and silver sulfate and silver chloride for the preservation of water intended for human consumption in intermittent applications in:
-   water supply plants, including their pipeline networks (small-size plants);
-   water for the preparation of foodstuffs;
-   water which is stored in packaged form or kept in enclosed systems (for example, water supply systems in land, water and airborne vehicles).
The purpose of adding silver salts is to prevent the detrimental proliferation of microorganisms in water during storage or in enclosed supply systems.
This European Standard describes the characteristics of silver salts, specifies the requirements for silver salts and gives reference to the analytical methods. It gives information on their use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of silver salts (see Annex B).