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Standing Committee of Analysts (SCA) has been officially recognised as a Registered Charitable Organisation

We are pleased to announce that the Standing Committee of Analysts (SCA) has been officially recognised as a registered charitable organisation.

The SCA, which has been at the forefront of providing authoritative guidance on methods of sampling and analysis for waters, effluents, sewage sludges, and biota. Our primary duty remains the same – developing and publishing recommended analytical methods to ensure regulatory compliance, best practices, and the highest standards within the United Kingdom (UK).

As a charity, the SCA aims to continue to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation in the field of environmental analysis and provide free access to historical and new publications to all who need them.

Registered Charity: 1207801

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The determination of cyanide in waters and associated materials

Please note the addendum made to this 2007 publication warning users of the potential positive bias of results in chloraminated water supplies in the presence of ammonia and the dechlorination agent ascorbic acid.

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Uncertainty of Measurement

Estimation of Uncertainty of Measurement for Chemical and Physico-chemical Determinands in Drinking Water

Thanks to Everyone involved with the publication of our Blue book; Estimation of Uncertainty of Measurement for Chemical and Physico-chemical Determinands in Drinking Water (2023)

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Microbiology

Bacteriological Swabs

Thanks to Everyone involved with the publication of our blue book for Bacteriological Swabs; the first with the redesigned front cover. Download here!

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Microbiology

The Microbiology of Sewage Sludge – Part 4 -Methods for thedetection, isolation and enumeration of Salmonellae

Thank you to Abby Tyler, South West Water, who identified that the copy of MoSS Part 4 available on the Microbiology page was not the latest version available in the Library – both now have links to the 2004 version.

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Microbiology

Microbiology of Drinking Water Part 4

With thanks to Andrew Tonkin, SES Water for highlighting the missing publication from our Microbiology of Drinking Water Series. Part 4 – Methods for the Isolation and enumeration of coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli (including E. coli O157 H7) was published in 2016 and otherwise not published in our online Library.  Thank you also to Jonathan Cannon, Drinking Water Inspectorate and Aleksandra Rafalska, Wessex Water Scientific Centre for also reporting this issue.  Download Here!

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Website

Welcome to the Standing Committee of Analysts new website home; we we want to develop further support for our fantastic World wide respected blue book publications and better engage with the communities we serve.

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Uncertainty of Measurement

Uncertainty of Measurement

With thanks to Everyone involved with the publication of our blue book for the Estimation of Uncertainty of Measurement for Chemical and Physico-chemical Determinands in Drinking Water. Download here:

Estimation of Uncertainty of Measurement for Chemical and Physico-chemical Determinands in Drinking Water
Estimation of Uncertainty of Measurement (Determinands Table)
Estimation of Uncertainty of Measurement (Calculations)

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Microbiology

The Microbiology of Drinking Water – Part 6

With thanks to Peter Moon (Princess Royal Hospital) for reporting a broken link for the Methods for the isolation and enumeration of sulphite-reducing clostridia and Clostridium perfringens by membrane filtration. Download here!

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Microbiology

The Microbiology of Drinking Water – Part 6

A republication correcting an erroneous date. Download here!