Test Name and details

pH | The degree of acidity or alkalinity

Result

7.98

Guideline

Range from 5-9

LOD

0.01 pH units

Test Name and details

TDS (mg/L) | Total dissolved solids (TDS) consist of inorganic salts and small amounts of organic matter that are dissolved in water. Total dissolved solids comprise: sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chloride, sulfate, bicarbonate, carbonate, silica, organic matter, fluoride, iron, manganese, nitrate, nitrite and phosphates.

Result

951 mg/L

Guideline

No specific health guideline value is provided for total dissolved solids (TDS), as there are no health effects directly attributable to TDS. However for good palatability total dissolved solids in drinking water should not exceed 600 mg/L

LOD

< 7 mg/L

Test Name and details

Turbidity (NTU) | Cloudiness caused by fine suspended matter in the water. Expressed in NTU Units.

Result

0.3 NTU

Guideline

AG: Less than 5 NTU. However <0.2 NTU is the target for effective filtration of Cryptosporidium and Giardia.

LOD

< 0.1 NTU

Test Name and details

Water Hardness (mg/L CaCO3 equivalent) | Total Hardness of drinking water is roughly expressed and calculated as the sum of the concentrations of calcium and magnesium ions expressed as a calcium carbonate (CaCO3) equivalent.
Degrees of hardness can be described as follows:
Less than 60 mg/L CaCO3: soft but possibly corrosive
60–200 mg/L CaCO3: good quality
200–500 mg/L CaCO3: increasing scaling problems
Greater than 500 mg/L CaCO3: severe scaling

Result

480 mg/L

Guideline

Australian Drinking Water Guideline: Between 60 - 200 mg/L. Total hardness in major Australian reticulated supplies ranges between about 5 mg/L and about 380 mg/L.

LOD

0.05 mg/L

Test Name and details

Total Coliforms (cfu/100 ml) | Coliform bacteria are defined as Rod shaped Gram-negative non-spore forming and motile or non-motile bacteria. They are a commonly used indicator of sanitary quality of foods and water. Coliforms can be found in the aquatic environment, in soil and on vegetation; they are universally present in large numbers in the feces of warm-blooded animals. While coliforms themselves are not normally causes of serious illness, they are easy to culture, and their presence is used to indicate that other pathogenic organisms of fecal origin may be present. cfu = colony forming units

Result

112 cfu/100 ml

Guideline

None established

LOD

< 1 cfu/100 ml

Test Name and details

E.Coli (cfu/100 ml) | Unlike the general coliform group, E. coli are almost exclusively of fecal origin and their presence is thus an effective confirmation of fecal contamination.

Result

96 cfu/100 ml

Guideline

None established

LOD

< 1 cfu/100 ml