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by Dr Tim Apps PhD What do your water test results mean? Table of contents Aerobic plate count 2 Aeromonas 2 Alkalinity 3 Aluminium 3 Ammonia / Ammonium 4 Arsenic 4 Bacteria in water 4 Bicarbonate 6 Boron 7 Calcium 7 Carbon dioxide 7 Carbonate hardness 7 Chloride 8 Chlorine and chlorination 8 Coliforms 9 Conductivity 9 Copper. 9 Corrosive water 9 Dissolved organic carbon 10 E.coli 10 Hardness 11 Health issues with low mineral water 12 Iron 12 Langelier Corrosion Index 12 Magnesium 12 Manganese 13 Molybdenum 13 Nitrate 13 Nitrites 14 Organic matter 14 Oxidation / Reduction Potential 14 pH 16 Phosphate 17 Potassium 17 Reactive organic matter 17 Salinity 18 Silica 19 Smells in water 19 Sulphate 20 Sulphide 20 Sodium 20 Sodium Adsorption Ratio 20 TDS 21 Total count 21 Turbidity 21 Units used in reports 22 Ultra Violet Absorbance UVA 22 Ultra Violet Transmission UVT 23 Zinc 23 References. 23 Aerobic plate count A measure of the total bacteria loading. This can include some primitive types of bacteria and moulds. See Bacteria in water. Aeromonas Generally E coli and coliforms are used as indicators of contamination of water supplies. But recent research has shown that Aeromonas spp are equally important as a measure of water quality because they are implicated in a range of diseases of animals and humans. For example Aeromonas spp are implicated in gastroenteritis and many infections in humans even though they may not in all cases be the cause of the problem. Infections in wounds caused by injury etc often result from contact with Aeromonas contaminated water. Relatively common types of conditions caused by some Aeromonas spp include gastrointestinal problems like diarrhoea, and septicaemia and cellulitis. Mostly however, gastrointestinal problems are more likely to occur in people who are more susceptible due to age and other conditions. They are relatively common in water but can still be used as indicators of pollution especially sewage pollution (Wo