English Search Home Applications Drinking Water Drinking Water Definition and quality requirements Drinking water is defined as water which is intended for human consumption. According to the European directive 98/83/EC from 1998, drinking water is "all water either in its original state or after treatment, intended for drinking, cooking, food preparation […]” (Article 2, 1., (a)). This results in high quality requirements which Xylem can help with. In terms of this quality, the directive lists microbiological, chemical and indicator parameters as contributing factors. A main objective is, "to protect human health by ensuring that it [the drinking water] is wholesome and clean.“ (Article 1, 2.). Usage What’s the usage of drinking water? Besides the above mentioned usage, the following topics are also relevant as drinking water applications: Body care and cleansing Cleaning of goods intended to be in contact with food Cleaning of goods intended to be in contact with the human body All water in any food-production processing facility, undertaking for the manufacture, processing, preservation or marketing of products or substances intended for human consumption According to the directive 98/83/EC (Article 3, 1.), drinking water excludes: “natural mineral water […] in accordance to […] 80/777/EEC […]” “waters which are medicinal products within […] 65/65/EEC […]” Thresholds Sources Treatment Monitoring MEASUREMENTS IN THE LABORATORY photoLab® 7000 Series Spectrophotometers for routine and spectral analysis from 190–1100 nm View products pHotoFlex® Series Portable LED colorimeter with real multiparameter option: stand alone and field sets View products Turb® 750 Series Turbidimeters for standard-compliant and high-precision measurement results with infrared LED or tungsten filament lamp View products CONTINUOUS MONITORING Analog Instruments For monitoring the parameters pH, redox, conductivity, turbidity, chlorine and dissolved oxygen View products IQ SENSOR NET For digital monitoring of up to 20 parameters in multiple or single measuring points View products Chlorine 3017M Analyzer to monitor chlorine according to DPD View product Turb PLUS 2000 Analyzer to monitor turbidity in drinking water with ultrasonic cleaning View products SPOT MEASUREMENTS Digital IDS portable meters Robust, waterproof, digital portable multiparameter-instruments for IDS sensors: MultiLine® IDS (wireless ready), HandyLab 200 and 680 View products Portable meters for analog sensors Robust and waterproof portable meters for analoge sensors, ProfiLine and HandyLab View products pH Electrodes for all applications – digital and analog: SenTix®, BlueLine, ScienceLine View products Conductivity Cells Trace measurement, measurement of process samples – digital and analog: The right cell for each application View products Contact Us If you have any questions don't hesitate to get in touch Contact us Information about Drinking Water Get the information about the application drinking water from this page as free-of-charge pdf. Download Brochure Drinking Water Monitoring Download PDF Related Information Turbidity / Total Suspended SolidsOxygenDrinking water monitoring About us about Xylem Analytics Xylem Sustainability Xylem Watermark Transparency in Supply Chain Our Brands Aanderaa Bellingham + Stanley Ebro Global Water MJK OI Analytical SI Analytics SonTek WTW YSI All Xylem Brands Customer Support Downloads Calibration Repair Certification Contact Us Contact WTW Contact SI Analytics Contact Bellingham + Stanley Connect With Us © 2021 Xylem Analytics Germany Sales GmbH & Co. KG. All names are registered tradenames or trademarks of Xylem Inc. or one of its subsidiaries. Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions ElektroG/WEEE Imprint STEP 1 OF 2 Privacy By providing personal data to Xylem, you acknowledge that you have read and understand the terms of our Website Privacy Statement Accept Why am I seeing this? English Dansk Magyarország Россия Nederland Français Polski Svenska Español Italiano Deutsch Norsk Suomi Português slovenčina 中文 日本語