Methodical Instruction No. MUK 4.2.668-97 on sanitary and parasitological analysis of water. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Surface water Potable water Water supply Water quality standards Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The purpose of this Methodical Instruction shall be to ensure compliance of potable water and sources of utility and drinking water supply with water quality standards by parasitological indices. It shall be used for detection of pathogenic protozoan cysts of intestinal tract and helminth eggs in the process of inspection of surface waterbodies and sources of utility and drinking water supply. Methodical Instruction establishes the process of analysis of potable water samples and assessment of the outcome of research. Full text Russian Website www.priroda.ru