Introduction to Water Quality Analysis — Self-Study Module

## Who This Is For Non-technical stakeholders, new laboratory technicians, and engineers transitioning into water from other sectors who need a solid grounding in water quality fundamentals. ## Topics 1. **Physical parameters**: turbidity, colour, temperature, pH, conductivity 2. **Biological parameters**: total coliforms, E. coli, heterotrophic plate count 3. **Chemical parameters**: hardness, alkalinity, TDS, nitrates, chlorine residual 4. **Emerging parameters**: PFAS, microplastics, pharmaceuticals 5. **Standard methods**: ISO, APHA Standard Methods, EPA methods 6. **Reading a water quality report**: values, units, limits, uncertainty, flags ## Duration 4 hours. No prior laboratory experience required.