This lecture/laboratory manual for a five-day course deals with the analysis of selected inorganic pollutants. The manual is an instructional aid for classroom presentations to those with little or no experience in the field, but having one year (or equivalent) of college level inorganic chemistry, one semester of college level quantitative analysis (or equivalent), and basic laboratory skills. Topics include: acidity, alkalinity, hardness, chlorine, total phosphorus, fluoride, nitrate and nitrite nitrogen, total and suspended solids, turbidity and specific conductance, sample handling, compliance methodology, accuracy, precision and error of data, laboratory safety practices, and elements of quality assurance programs. (Author/DC)