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This document provides instructions for using a chlorine test kit to measure free chlorine levels in water samples. It details the test method, measuring range, applications, influence of foreign substances, reagents, procedure, method control, and disposal instructions.

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Manual Cloro Merk

This document provides instructions for using a chlorine test kit to measure free chlorine levels in water samples. It details the test method, measuring range, applications, influence of foreign substances, reagents, procedure, method control, and disposal instructions.

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7.75949.0004-xxxxxxxxxx msp.

June 2019

1.14978.0001 6. Preparation
• Analyze immediately after sampling!
• Check the chlorine content with the MQuant® Chlorine Test.
MQuant ®

Cl2
Samples containing more than 2.0 mg/l Cl2 must be diluted with distilled
water.
Chlorine Test • The pH must be within the range 4 - 8.
with liquid reagent Adjust, if necessary, with sodium hydroxide solution or sulfuric acid.
• Filter strongly turbid samples.

for the determination of free chlorine 7. Procedure


Measurement Blank
1. Method sample
Determination with color-disk comparator right-hand tube (A) left-hand tube (B)
In weakly acidic solution free chlorine reacts with diethyl-p-phenylenedi- behind the color behind the color
disk disk
amine (DPD) to form a red-violet dye. The chlorine concentration is
measured semi-quantitatively by visual comparison of the color of the Reagent Cl2-1 3 drops 1) - Place into the test
measurement solution with the color fields of a color disk. tube.
Reagent Cl2-2 1 drop 1) - Add and mix.
2. Measuring range and number of determinations Pretreated 6 ml 6 ml Add with the syringe,
sample close the tube, and
Measuring range / color-scale Number of (5 - 40 °C) mix.
graduation determinations
Immediately hold the comparator to the light, keeping it upright, and rotate
0.1 - 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.4 - 0.6 - 0.8 - 1.0 - 1.5 - 2.0 mg/l Cl2 600 the disk until the closest possible color match is achieved between the two
large windows.
Read off the result in mg/l Cl2 (free chlorine) shown in the small window.
3. Applications Hold the bottle vertically while adding the reagent!
1)

Sample material:
Groundwater and surface water Notes on the measurement:
Drinking water and mineral water
• The color of the measurement solution remains stable for only a short
Waters from aquaculture
time.
Wastewater
Electroplating wastewater • Turbidity in the measurement solution makes the color comparison more
Disinfectant solutions difficult.
This test is not suited for seawater. • If the color of the measurement solution is equal to or more intense
than the darkest color on the scale, repeat the measurement using
4. Influence of foreign substances fresh, diluted samples until a value of less than 2.0 mg/l Cl2 is obtained.
This was checked individually in solutions containing 1 mg/l Cl2. The con- • In the event of chlorine concentrations exceeding 25 mg/l, other reaction
centrations of foreign substances given in the table lie below the limit at products are formed and false-low readings are yielded. In such cases it
which the determination is interfered with. Cumulative effects were not is advisable to conduct a plausibility check of the measurement results
checked; such effects can, however, not be excluded. by diluting the sample (1:10, 1:100).
• Concerning the result of the analysis, the dilution (see also section 6)
Concentrations of foreign substances in mg/l or % must be taken into account:
Al3+ 250 Mn2+ 100 Br2 0.2 Result of analysis = measurement value x dilution factor
Ca2+ 1000 NO2- 0.1 ClO2 0.2
CN- 0.1 S2- 0.1 I2 0.4
CO32- 1000 H2O2 0.05
Cr3+ 250 O3 0.05 8. Method control
Cr2O7 0.1 NaCl
2-
10 % To check test reagents, measurement device, and handling:
Cu2+ 100 NaNO3 10 % Freshly prepare a chlorine standard solution containing 1.0 mg/l Cl2
Fe3+ 100 Na2SO4 10 % (application see the website) and immediately analyze as described in
section 7.
5. Reagents and auxiliaries Additional notes see under www.qa-test-kits.com.

Please note the warnings on the packaging materials! 9. Notes


The test reagents are stable up to the date stated on the pack when • Reclose the reagent bottles immediately after use.
stored closed at +15 to +25 °C. • Rinse the test tubes and the syringe with distilled water only.
Package contents: • Information on disposal can be obtained at
3 bottles of reagent Cl2-1 www.disposal-test-kits.com.
1 bottle of reagent Cl2-2
1 graduated 6-ml plastic syringe
2 test tubes with screw caps
1 colour-disk comparator
Other reagents and accessories:
MQuant® Chlorine Test, Cat. No. 117925,
measuring range 0.5 - 20 mg/l Cl2
MQuant® Universal indicator strips pH 0 - 14, Cat. No. 109535
Sodium hydroxide solution 1 mol/l Titripur®, Cat. No. 109137
Sulfuric acid 0.5 mol/l Titripur®, Cat. No. 109072
MQuant® Flat-bottomed tubes with screw caps for MQuant® tests with
color disk comparator (12 pcs), Cat. No. 117988
Refill pack:
Cat. No. 114979
Chlorine Test
Refill pack for 114978
(Reagents without technical accessories for the number of determina-
tions stated in section 2)

Merck KGaA, 64271 Darmstadt, Germany,


Tel. +49(0)6151 72-2440
www.analytical-test-kits.com
EMD Millipore Corporation, 400 Summit Drive
Burlington MA 01803, USA, Tel. +1-978-715-4321
Sigma-Aldrich Canada Co. or Millipore (Canada) Ltd.
2149 Winston Park, Dr. Oakville, Ontario, L6H 6J8
Phone: +1 800-565-1400

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