GB 8538-2022National food safety standard - Methods for examination of natural mineral drinking water (English PDF)
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National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, State Administration for Market Regulation
Level / Type
National · Mandatory
Issue date
June 30, 2022
Implementation date
December 30, 2022
Scope
GB 8538-2022 (National food safety standard - Methods for examination of natural mineral drinking water) is available as an English-translated PDF.
GB 8538-2022 — This standard specifies the color, taste and odor, state, turbidity, pH, total dissolved solids, total hardness, total alkalinity of drinking natural mineral water degree, total acidity, multi-element determination, potassium and sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese, copper, zinc, total chromium, lead, cadmium, total mercury, silver, strontium, lithium, barium, vanadium, antimony, cobalt, nickel, Aluminum, Selenium, Arsenic, Borate, Metasilicic Acid, Fluoride, Chloride, Iodide, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrate, Nitrite, Carbonate and Bicarbonate, Sulfur Acid salts, oxygen consumption, cyanide, volatile phenolic compounds, anionic synthetic detergents, mineral oil, bromate, sulfide, phosphate, total beta radioactivity, tritium, 226Ra radioactivity, coliforms, Streptococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Clostridium perfringens determination method. This standard applies to the determination of drinking natural mineral water indicators.
Document preview — GB 8538-2022
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- Classification
- C 53
Issued by: National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, State Administration for Market Regulation
Contents
- foreword
- 1 Scope
- 2 Chroma
- 2.1 Principle
- 2.2 Reagents and materials
- 2.3 Instruments and equipment
- 2.4 Analysis steps
- 2.5 Presentation of analysis results
- 3 Taste and smell
- 3.1 Taste analysis steps
- 3.2 Odor analysis steps
- 4 Status
- 5 Turbidity
- 5.1 Principle
- 5.2 Reagents and materials
- 5.3 Instruments and equipment
- 5.4 Analysis steps
- 5.5 Presentation of analysis results
- 7 Total dissolved solids
- 8 total hardness
- 8.1 Principle
foreword
This standard replaces GB 8538-2016 "National Food Safety Standard Drinking Natural Mineral Water Inspection Method".
Compared with GB 8538-2016, the main changes are as follows.
--- Pseudomonas aeruginosa added the content of confirmation test;
--- Added the methods and requirements for sampling and preservation of water samples for microbial testing in Appendix B;
---Coliform modified the multi-tube fermentation test method and its scope of application;
--- Clostridium perfringens modified confirmatory test and enumeration method and enumeration medium.
national food safety standards
Test method for drinking natural mineral water
1 Scope
This standard specifies the color, taste and odor, state, turbidity, pH, total dissolved solids, total hardness, total alkalinity of drinking natural mineral water
degree, total acidity, multi-element determination, potassium and sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese, copper, zinc, total chromium, lead, cadmium, total mercury, silver, strontium, lithium, barium, vanadium, antimony, cobalt, nickel,
Aluminum, Selenium, Arsenic, Borate, Metasilicic Acid, Fluoride, Chloride, Iodide, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrate, Nitrite, Carbonate and Bicarbonate, Sulfur
Acid salts, oxygen consumption, cyanide, volatile phenolic compounds, anionic synthetic detergents, mineral oil, bromate, sulfide, phosphate, total beta radioactivity, tritium, 226Ra radioactivity, coliforms, Streptococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Clostridium perfringens determination method.
This standard applies to the determination of drinking natural mineral water indicators.
2 Chroma
2.1 Principle
It is formulated with potassium chloroplatinate and cobalt chloride to make a standard color with the same hue as natural water yellow for visual colorimetric determination of water samples. Regulation
The color of 1mg/LPt [existing in the form of (PtCl6)2-] is used as a chromaticity unit, which is called 1 degree. Even slight turbidity can interfere with the measurement, so turbid water samples need to be centrifuged to make them clear.
2.2 Reagents and materials
Unless otherwise specified, the reagents used in this method are of analytical grade, and the water is grade 3 water specified in GB/T 6682.
2.2.1 Potassium chloroplatinate (K2PtCl6).
2.2.2 Cobalt chloride (CoCl2.6H2O).
2.2.3 Platinum-cobalt standard solution. accurately weigh 1.246g potassium chloroplatinate (K2PtCl6) and 1.000g dry cobalt chloride (CoCl2.6H2O), dissolve in 100mL water, add 100mL hydrochloric acid (rho20= 1.19g/mL), dilute to 1000mL with water. The color of this standard solution is 500 degrees.
2.3 Instruments and equipment
2.3.1 Colorless colorimetric tube with stopper. 50mL.
2.3.2 Centrifuge.
2.3.3 Analytical balance. the sensed amount is 0.1 mg.
2.4 Analysis steps
2.4.1 Sample processing
Pipette 50mL of transparent water sample into a colorimetric tube. If the color of the water sample is too high, take less water sample, add water to dilute the color, and multiply the result by
dilution factor.
2.4.2 Determination
Take another 11 colorimetric tubes, add platinum-cobalt standard solution (2.2.3) 0mL, 0.50mL, 1.00mL, 1.50mL, 2.00mL,
2.50mL, 3.00mL, 3.50mL, 4.00mL, 4.50mL and 5.00mL, add water to the mark, shake well, that is, the chromaticity is 0 degrees,
Standard series of 5 degrees, 10 degrees, 15 degrees, 20 degrees, 25 degrees, 30 degrees, 35 degrees, 40 degrees, 45 degrees and 50 degrees.
Compare the water sample with the platinum-cobalt standard color series, if the color tone of the water sample is inconsistent with the standard series, it is a different color, which can be described in words.
2.5 Presentation of analysis results
The chromaticity in the sample is calculated according to formula (1).
Chroma = V1x500V(1)
In the formula. chromaticity---unit is degree;
V1 --- equivalent to the amount of platinum-cobalt standard solution, in milliliters (mL);
V—volume of water sample, in milliliters (mL).
3 Taste and smell
3.1 Taste analysis steps
Take a small amount of water sample and put it in your mouth (this water sample should be harmless to human body), do not swallow it, taste the taste of the water, describe and record it with appropriate words.
3.2 Odor analysis steps
Measure 100mL water sample, put it in a 250mL conical flask, after shaking, smell the smell of water from the bottle mouth, describe and record with appropriate words.
4 Status
Shake the water sample well, observe directly with the naked eye, and record.
5 Turbidity
5.1 Principle
The intensity of the scattered light from the standard suspension of formazin was compared with the intensity of the scattered light from the water sample under the same conditions. The intensity of scattered light
The larger the value, the higher the turbidity.
5.2 Reagents and materials
Unless otherwise specified, the reagents used in this method are of analytical grade, and the water is grade 3 water specified in GB/T 6682.
5.2.1 Hydrazine sulfate solution (10g/L). Accurately weigh 1.000g of hydrazine sulfate [(NH2)2.H2SO4], dissolve in water, and dilute to a 100mL volumetric flask.
Warning---The solution is carcinogenic, avoid inhalation, ingestion and skin contact!
5.2.2 Hexamethylenetetramine solution (100g/L). accurately weigh 10.00g of hexamethylenetetramine [(CH2)6N4], dissolve in water, and dilute to
in a 100mL volumetric flask.
5.2.3 Formazin standard suspension. respectively pipette 5.00mL hydrazine sulfate solution and 5.00mL hexamethylenetetramine solution into a 100mL volumetric flask, mix well, and place at 25 degrees C+/-3 degrees C for 24h Then, add water to the mark and mix well. The turbidity of this standard suspension is 400 NTU. Book
Standard solution can be used for one month.
5.2.4 Formazin standard working solution. Dilute the formazin standard suspension 10 times with water. The turbidity after dilution is 40NTU, and it should be diluted appropriately when needed.
5.3 Instruments and equipment
Scattering Turbidimeter.
5.4 Analysis steps
Operate according to the instruction manual of the instrument. When the turbidity exceeds 40NTU, it can be diluted with water and measured.
5.5 Presentation of analysis results
The result is calculated by multiplying the turbidity reading displayed by the instrument by the dilution factor.
Note 1.When the room temperature rises, the saturated potassium chloride solution in the calomel electrode may change from a saturated state to an unsaturated state, so a certain amount of chloride should be maintained in the electrode.
Potassium crystals.
Note 2.For solutions with pH > 9, a high alkali glass electrode should be used to measure the pH.
7 Total dissolved solids
7.1 105°C drying-gravimetric method
7.1.1 Principle
Total Dissolved Solids is the total amount of dissolved inorganic mineral components in water. The water sample was filtered through a 0.45 µm filter membrane to remove the suspended solids, and a certain volume of the filtrate was evaporated to dryness and dried at 105 °C to constant weight.
Half (bicarbonate decomposes when drying loses carbon dioxide and converts to carbonate) is the total dissolved solids.
7.1.2 Instruments and equipment
7.1.2.1 Porcelain evaporating dish.
7.1.2.2 Oven. temperature control accuracy +/-1°C.
7.1.2.3 Water bath.
7.1.2.4 Dryer.
7.1.2.5 Analytical balance. 0.1 mg of sense.
7.1.3 Analysis steps
Put the cleaned porcelain evaporating dish into an oven to dry at 105 degrees C for 1 h, then take it out and cool it to room temperature in a desiccator, and weigh it. Repeat dry
Dry, cool and weigh until constant weight (the difference between two consecutive weighings is less than 0.0005g). Draw an appropriate amount (so that the measured soluble solids are 2.5mg to.200mg) of clear water samples (water samples containing suspended solids should be filtered through a 0.45µm filter) into a constant weight porcelain evaporating dish, and evaporate to dryness in a boiling water bath.
Put the porcelain evaporating dish into the oven, dry at 105 degrees C for 1 h, then take it out and cool it to room temperature in the desiccator, and weigh. Repeated drying, cooling
But, weigh until constant weight.
7.1.4 Presentation of analysis results
The content of total dissolved solids in the sample is calculated according to formula (2).
7.1.5 Precision
Under the conditions of repeatability, the absolute difference between the two independent determination results obtained shall not exceed 10% of the arithmetic mean.
7.2 180°C drying-gravimetric method
7.2.1 Principle
When the water sample has permanent hardness, the calcium and magnesium ions that make up the permanent hardness will form sulfate and chloride when evaporated to dryness. Dry at 105°C.
During the determination by the method, the crystal water contained in the sulfate of calcium and magnesium cannot be completely removed, which will make the result high; the chloride of calcium and magnesium has a strong
The hygroscopicity will also affect the measurement accuracy. Add an appropriate amount of sodium carbonate to the water sample in advance, so that calcium and magnesium ions form carbon after evaporation to dryness
acid, and drying at 180 °C will eliminate the above effects.
7.2.2 Reagents and materials
Sodium carbonate (Na2CO3).
7.2.3 Instruments and equipment
Same as 7.1.2.
7.2.4 Analysis steps
Weigh 0.2g ~ 0.4g of sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) in a cleaned porcelain evaporating dish, put it in an oven to dry at 180 degrees C for 2h. Take out and let dry
Cool to room temperature in a desiccator and weigh. Repeat drying, cooling and weighing until constant weight (the difference between two consecutive weighings is less than 0.0005g). Take an appropriate amount of clear water sample into a constant-weight porcelain evaporating dish and evaporate to dryness on a water bath.
The porcelain evaporating dish was dried in an oven at 180 °C for 2 h, then taken out and cooled to room temperature in a desiccator, and weighed. Repeat drying, cooling,
Weigh until constant weight.
7.2.5 Presentation of analysis results
Same as 7.1.4.
7.2.6 Precision
Under the conditions of repeatability, the absolute difference between the two independent determination results obtained shall not exceed 10% of the arithmetic mean.
8 total hardness
8.1 Principle
When there is chromium black T indicator in the water sample, it forms purple chelates with calcium and magnesium ions, and the instability constants of these chelates are greater than
Instability constants for calcium and magnesium chelates of diaminetetraacetate. When pH=10, disodium EDTA forms first with calcium ions, and then with magnesium ions.
At the end point of titration, the solution showed the blue color of chrome black T indicator.
Since the reaction between calcium ions and chrome black T indicator can not show obvious color change when the titration reaches the equivalence point, so when the water sample
When the magnesium content is very small, it is necessary to add a known amount of magnesium salt to make the color of the equivalence point clear. When calculating the result, subtract the added magnesium salt
amount, or add a small amount of complexing EDTA magnesium salt to the buffer solution to ensure a clear endpoint.
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