WATER QUALITY STANDARDS (A) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D1193-91 ‘Standard specification for Reagent Grade Water Type1* | Type2** | Type3*** | Typed Electrical Conductivity 0.056 10 025 50 Max. (uS/om @ 25°C) Electrical Resistivity 18.0 10 40 02 Min. (MQ-cm @ 25°C) pH@ 25°C - = = 50-80 TOC max. ng 100 30 200 no limit ‘Sodium max. wel 1 3 10 30 ‘Silica max. neil 3 3 300 Chloride max. ug/l I 3 io 30 * Requires the use of a 0.2m membrane filter. ** Prepared by distillation. ‘e+ Requires the use of a 0.45m membrane filter. ‘When bacterial levels need to be controlled, reagent grade types should be further classified as follows: Typed TypeB Type C Total Bacteria Count max. 1 10 7000 CEUN00m! Endotoxin max. EUAml 0.03 025 =