LaMotte SMART3 Colorimeter - Manual (Page 159)

COPPER – UDV
BICINCHONINIC ACID METHOD–UNIT DOSE VIALS
CODE 4314-J
QUANTITY CONTENTS CODE
1 Copper Unit Dose Vials, 20 pouches 4314-J
Equipment needed but not supplied:
STANDARD ACCESSORY PACKAGE · CODE 1961
1
Package of 3 Vials (empty) 0156
1 Syringe, 3 mL, plastic 1184
1 Foil Storage Bag 9467
Or:
ADVANCED ACCESSORY PACKAGE · CODE 1962
1
Pipettor, 3mL 30528
1 Pipet Tip (0-5 mL) 30695
1 Cuvette Rack 31695
1 Package of 3 Vials (empty) 0156
1 Foil Storage Bag 9467
The copper content of drinking water generally falls below 0.03 parts per million,
but copper levels as high as 1.0 part per million will give water a bitter taste.
Waters testing as high as 1.0 part per million copper have probably been treated
with a copper compound, like those used in the control of algae, or have become
contaminated from untreated industrial wastes. The addition of copper sulfate to
lakes causes an increase in the copper content of the sediments. Acid waters and
those high in free carbon dioxide may cause the corrosion or “eating away” of
copper, brass and bronze pipes and fi ttings. This corrosion results in the addition
of copper to the water supply.
SMART3 Test Procedures 11.10 COPPER, UDV
Test P
rocedures