Guidance

Recreational and surface water scheme: recent intended results for distribution

External quality assessment (EQA) scheme suitable for laboratories that routinely monitor recreational and surface water.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 7 July 2014
• Last updated: 15 May 2025
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Recreational and surface water scheme: intended results for distribution S98

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Details

This scheme is suitable for laboratories that routinely monitor for indicator organisms and pathogens in:

• bathing beaches
• bathing pools
• rivers
• streams
• lakes