Water and Wastewater Laboratory Techniques

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Over 20 years have passed since I wrote the original Foreword for this publication. In looking back over the years, most things have not changed. Indeed, if you are a new want-to-be analyst or an experienced analyst in another testing position, there are still things you need to know about environmental testing and the responsibilities (sometimes personal) that go along with it.

Table of contents

List of figures

List of tables

Analytical Standards and Reagents

Analytical and Toploading Balances

Laboratory Ware

Volumetric Devices and Their Use in Measurement

Temperature Measurement

Preparation of Solutions and Dilutions

Calibrations

Test Procedures

Calculation and Reporting Results

Controlling the Test Procedure

Molecular and Formula Mass

Molarity and Normality

Types of Chemical Reactions

Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions

Laboratory Analyst Training

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