1.Prescribes the following two methods for the determination of colour.
a) Platinum cobalt (visual comparison ) method, and
b) Spectrophotometric method.
1.1 Platinum cobalt (visual comparison) method is applicable to nearly all samples of potable water and is not applicable to colour measurements on water containing highly coloured industrial wastes.
1.2 Spectrophotometric method is applicable for all types of water including domestic and industrial wastes. It is generally used in case of industrial wastes that cannot be determined by platinum — cobalt method.
IS 3025 Pt.4-1983 history
1985IS 3025 Pt.4-1983 Methods of sampling and testing of water and wastewater (physical and chemical) Part 4 Color