ABSTRACT
Water chemical parameters are categorized into two basic groups: inorganic and organic chemicals. This chapter does not look at each organic or inorganic chemical individually; instead, we look at general chemical parameter categories such as dissolved oxygen (DO) organics (i.e., biochemical oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand), synthetic organic chemicals (SOCs), volatile organic chemicals (VOCs), total dissolved solids (TDS), fluorides, metals, and nutrients-the major chemical parameters of concern.
