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IS 3025-26 (1986): Methods of sampling and test (physical

and chemical) for water and wastewater, Part 26: Chlorine,
residual [CHD 32: Environmental Protection and Waste
Management]

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TO
IS 3025 ( PART 26 ) : 1986 METHODS OF SAMPLING
AND TEST (PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL) FOR WATER
AND WASTEWATER
PART 26 CHLORINE, RESIDUAL
( First Revision)

( Page 1, clause 3.2.5 ) - Delete and renumber the subsequent clause.

(CHD 32)

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 Sixth Reprint JUNE 2006 IS 3025 (Part 26) - 1986
UDC 828'1/: 3'643'3 : 646'13
(Including Amendment No.1) (Reaffirmed 2003)

Indian Standard

METHODS OF SAMPLING AND TEST ( PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL)

, FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER
PART 26 CHLORINE, RESIDUAL
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~ 1. Scope - Prescribes the iodometric or stabilized neutral ortho-toluidine method for determination
o of residual chlorine.
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CJ 1.1 lodometric method is more precise than colorimetric method where residual concentration
~ exceeds 1 mg/I, but for lower concentration it is not so accurate.
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a: 1.2 Stabilized neutral ortho-toluidine .IS
useful to determine free available chlorine and combined
chlorine. This method is sensitive to low residual chlorine concentrations, in the range of 5 to
a: 10 flog/I.
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~ 2. Sampling and Storage - Chlorine is not stable in aqueous solution. Exposure to sunlight or
S other light or agitation will accelerate the reduction of chlorine. Therefore, it is recommended that
~ chlorine determinations be started immediately after sampling and exposure to liqht and agitdtion
~ are to be avoided. The sample can not be stored. Sampling and storage shall be done as prescribed
.2 in IS : 3025 ( Part 1 ) -1986 'Methods of sampling and test (physical and chemical) for water and
w wastewater: Part 1 Sampling (first revision ) •.
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Q) 3. lodometric Method
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~ 3.1 Interferences - Oxidized forms of manganese and other oxidizinq agents interfere. Redu-
.E cing agents, such as organic sulphides also interfere. Although the neutral titration minimizes the
: interfering effect of ferric and nitric ions, the acid titration is preferred because some forms of com-
t- bined chlorine do not react at pH 7. Use only acetic acid for titration; sulphuric acid will increase
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interferences; never use hydrochloric acid.
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~ 3.2 Reagents
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.§ 3.2.1 Unless otherwise stated, the reagents should be of analytical reagent grade.
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U 3.2.3 Potassium iodide - Crystals. ,,"-0
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c> 3.2.4 Standard sodium thiosulphete - 0·01 N.
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"Ee 3.2.5 Standard potassium dichromate - 0'1 N.
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~ 3.2.6 Starch indicator solution - See IS : 2263-1979 'Methods of preparation of indicator solu-
.~ tions for volumetric analysis ( first revision ) '.
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J) 3.3 Procedure
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~ 3.3.1 Select a sample volume which will require no more than 20 ml of 0'01 N sodium thiosul-
phata. Thus for residual chlorine concentration of 1 mgtl or less, take 1 000 ml of sample; for range
of 1 to 10 mg/l, a 500 ",I of sample and above 10 mg/l proportionately less sample.

3.3.2 Take appropriate volume of the sample as given in 3.3.1 and add acetic acid to bring down
the pH to 3 to 4 in the flask. Add about 1·0 g of potassium iodide crystals and mix with a glass rod.

Adopted 31 July 1986

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BUREAU OF 'NOlAN STANDARDS

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MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG

NEW DELHI 110002
IS : 3026 (Part 26) ·1986
Add chlorine-free distilled water if 'arger volume is preferred for titration. Titrate with 0·01 N sodi-
um thiosulphate until yellow colour of the librated iodine is almost discharged. Add 1·0 ml of starch
indicator and titrate until the blue colour is discharged. In many cases residual chlorine is very low
and starch needs to be added before starting up the titration.

3.4 Calculation
3.4.1 Residual chlorine. mgtl = VI X N VI
x 36460
.
where
VI == volume of standard sodium thiosulphate used,
V2 = volume of sample taken for test, and
N = normality of sodium thiosulphate used.

4. Stabilized Neutral Ortho-toluidine Method

4.1 Principle and Theory - The stability of oxidized crtho-toluldine decreases as pH increases.
Anionic surface active reagents stabilize the colour development by free chlorine end crtho-tcluldlne
at pH 7'0. Sodium di (2-ethyl-hexyl ) sulphosuccuiate, is the best stabilizing agent. The optimum
concentration of stabilizer is 40 mg for each 100 ml of sample plus reagents. The final solution
should have pH between 6'5 and 7"5.

4.2 Interferences - Strong oxidizing agents, such as bromine, chlorine dioxide, iodine, manganic
compounds and ozone interfere. However, the reduced forms of these compounds do not interfere.
Reducing agents like nitrites, ferrous compounds, hydrogen sulphide and oxidizable organic matter
do not interfere, but may interfere by reducing the chlorine residual by reaction with chlorine to
produce chlorine ion. Turbidity and colour also interfere unless the background turbidity or colour
is compensated for using a blank.

4.3 Apparatus

4.3.1 Spectrophotometer - Suitable for use at 625 nm providing a light path of 1 em or longer
forc; 1 mgtl free residual chlorine, or a light path from 1 to 10 mm for free residual chlorine
I> 1'5 mg/l.

4.3.2 Magnetic stirrer assembly

4.4 Reagents
4.4.1 Distilled water - Chlorine demand free. Add sufficient chlorine to distilled water to des-
troy the ammonia and nitrate. The amount of chlorine required will be about 10 times the amount
of ammoniacal nitrogen present; produce an initial residual of more than 1-0 mg/I free chlorine. Let
the chlorinated distilled water stand overnight or longer; then expose to direct sunlight until all
residual chlorine is discharged.

4.4.2 Neutral onho-totuidlne reagent - Add 5·0 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid to 500 ml
chlorine demand free distilled water. Add 10 ml of this acid solution, 20 mg mercuric chloride
( Hg CI2 ), 30 mg of disodium salt of EDTA ( dehydrated) and 1-5 9 of ortho-toluidine dihydrochloride
to chlorine demand free distilled water and dilute to 1 litre. Store in a brown bottle or in the dark at
room temperature. Protect at all times from direct sunlight. Use for not more than 6 months and
avoid contact with rubber. Do not let the temperature fall below O°C because the resulting crystal-
lization of ortha-toluidine can lead to deficient subsequent colour development.

4.4.3 Buffer stabilizer rBagent - Dissolve 34·4 g dipotassium hydrogen phosphate (K.HPO,),
12 g potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KH 2 POt ) and S·O g 100 percent solid di ( 2-ethyl hexyl)
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sulphosuccinate in a solution of 600 ml chlorine demand free water and 200 ml diethylene glycol
monobutyl ether. Dilute to 1 litre with chlorine demand free water.

4.4.4 Potassium iodide solution -:- Dissolve 0·4 g potassium iodide in chlorine demand free
distilled water and dilute to 100 ml, store in a brown glass stoppered bottle, preferably in 8 refrige-
rator. Discard when yellow colour is developed.

4.4.6 Sulphuric acid solution - Add cautiously 4·00 ml of concentrated sulphuric acid to chlorine
demand free water and dilute to 100 mi.

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4.4.8 Sodium cillbonllte solution - Dissolve 6·0 g of sodium carbonate in chlorine demand free
distilled water and dilute to 100 mi.

4.4.7 Sodium a1senite solution - Dissolve 5·0 g of sodium arsenite in distilled water and dilute
to 1 litre.
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4.4.8 Standsld cblorlne solution- Obtain suitable solution from the chlorinator gas solution hose
or by bubbling chlorine gas through distilled water. Improve the solution stability by storing in the
dark or brown, glass-stoppered bottle. Standardize it each day of use. Alternatively, dilute house-
hold hypochlorite solution, which contains about 30 000 to 50 000 mg/I chlorine equivalent. This
is more stable than chlorine solution, but do not use for more than 1 week without restandardiza-
tiona Use the same chlorine concentration actually applied in plant treatment to determine chlorine
demand. Depending on intended use, a suitable strength of chlorine solution usually will be be-
tween 100 and 1 000 mgtl. Use a solution of sufficient concentration so that adding the chlorine
solution will not increase the volume of treated portion by more than 5 percent. Standardize the
solution using 0·025 N thiosulphate solution. 1 ml of 0·025 N thiosulphate titrant is equivalent
to 0·9 mg chlorine.

4.6 Procedure

4.6.1 Construct a calibration curve by making dilutions of standardized hypochlorite solution.

Take care when diluting to low concentrations because of possible consumption of small amounts of
chlorine by trace impurities. Use chlorine demand free distilled water for dilution.

4.5.1.1 Use S-O ml neutral ortho-toluidine and 5·0 ml buffer stabilizer reagent with 100 ml
sample. Place the neutral ortho-toluidine and buffer stabilizer mixture in a beaker on a magnetic
stirrer. Mix and add sample to the reagents with gentle stirring. Measure the absorbance at 625 nm.
The value obtained (A ) from the calibration curve represents the free chlorine residual.

4.5.1.2 Monochloramine - Return any position used for measuring free chlorine in 4.5.1.1 to
the sample. Add with stirring 0·5 ml potassium iodide solution to each 100 ml sample or similar
ratio for other sample volumes. Again measure the absorbance and obtain value (8 ) from calibra-
tion curve. This will give free residual chlorine plus monochloramine.

4.6.1.3 Dichloramine -Return any portion used for measuring the monochloramine in 4.5.1.2
to the sample. Add with stirring, 1 ml of sulphuric acid to each 100 ml of sample, or a similar ratio
for other sample volumes. After 30 seconds for colour development add 1 mt of sodium carbonate
solution, slowly with stirring or until a pure blue solution returns. Measure the absorbance of total
residual chlorine, free chlorine, monochloramine and dichloramine and obtain the value ( C) from
the calibration curve.

4.5.2 Compensation for interferences - Compensate for the presence. of natural colour or turbi-
dity as well as manganic compounds by adding 5·0 ml arsenite solution to 100 ml of sample. Add
this blank sample to the reagents as above. Use the colour of the blank to set zero absorbance on
the spectrophotometer. Measure all samples in relation to this blank. Read from the calibration curve
the concentrations of chlorine present in the sample.

4.6 Calculation
Free residual chlorine, mg/l =-= A, including i trichloramine, if present (see 4.5.1.1 ).
Monochloramine, mg!1 = (B-A) as mg/l of chlorine (see 4.5.1.2).
Dichloramine, mg!1 = 1·03 C-B as mgtl of chlorine (see 4.5.1.2 and 4.6.1.3).
Total chlorine, mg/I =..-= 1-03 C as mgtl chlorine ( see 4.5.1.3 ).

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Chlorination of water and wastewater serves primarily to destroy or deactivate disease-produ-
cing micro-organisms. The other benefit is the overall improvement in water quality. Chlorination
may produce adverse effects. Taste and odour characteristics of phenols and other organic
compounds present in water may be intensified. Potentially carcinogenic chloro-orqanic compounds,
such as chloroform may be forrned. Combined chlorine formed on chlorination of ammonia or amine
bearing waters adversely affects some aquatic life" To fulfil the primary purpose of chlorination and
to minimize any adverse effects, it is essential that proper test methods be used with a fore know-
ledge of limitations of analytical determination. This method supersedes 45 of IS: 3025-1934
'Methods of sampling and test ( physical and chemical) for water used in indsutrv',

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