China Rural Water and Hydropower. 2016, (12):
43-48.
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It is difficult for the conditions of water samples collection, transportation and storage to satisfy the requirements of national standard method during the assessment of water quality in remote areas. In this study, the CODCr, TP and F- were set as the water quality evaluation index, the factors that influenced the water-quality index were simulated and evaluated, and the effective solutions were obtained. Studies show that, when the water samples were acidified with sulphuric acid to pH<2.0 and then placed steadily at 4℃ for one day, the test results from national standard method were consistent with those from portable instrument test method. If the water samples cannot be stored at 4℃ due to some restrictions, the results from portable instrument test method can meet the test requirements through adjusting the pH of water samples<2.0 and placed steadily at room temperature for one day. For the test of total phosphorus content, water samples need to be acidified at the scene, preserved and transported at room temperature and determined within 24 hours. The storage time could not be more than 3 days for long distance transportation. Furthermore, shaking and transient temperature rise had little effect on the determination of total phosphorus content. For the test of fluoride content, water samples should not be acidified and the test should be finished within two weeks if the water samples were stored at room temperature. In addition, the studies show that there are some limitations for the test method by portable instrument when the compositions of the water samples are complicated.