Authored By: Zachary Waszczak Ozone (O3) is commonly used in many industries for sanitation and disinfection purposes. It is often necessary to measure residual ozone to ensure proper sanitation and product control. For this purpose, there are many choices for ozone test kits currently available and choosing the correct one will keep your workflow fast…
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Meet the New CHEMetrics K-2500 Chlorine Test Kit
We’re excited to introduce the CHEMetrics K-2500 Free and Total Chlorine Test Kit! This low-range test kit is designed to make chlorine testing simple, accurate, and affordable for anyone who needs to monitor water quality at lower concentrations. With a range of 0.1–2 ppm and increments of 0.2 ppm, it’s a perfect fit for applications…
Why Accuracy Matters: The Hidden Costs of Inaccurate Water Test Results
In water testing, accuracy isn’t a luxury, it’s a baseline requirement. Whether you’re managing a municipal water supply, running a wastewater treatment facility, overseeing an industrial cooling system, or monitoring environmental conditions in the field, your decisions are only as sound as the data you base them on. Yet, inaccurate water test results are more…
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Monochloramine As A Disinfectant In Water
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The Measurement of Dissolved Ozone in Water
Why Measure Ozone in Water? Ozone (O3) treatment has become an important tool for water quality engineers. As new more stringent requirements from regulators and customers must be met, ozone is often the oxidizer and disinfectant of choice for a wide range of process applications. Ozonation is used for viral, bacterial, and parasitic disinfection, the…
How To Read a CHEMetrics Comparator
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Food and Beverage Industry: Measurement of Hydrogen Peroxide at Critical Control Points
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You Can Help The Environment By Testing Water
September 2022 Water Testing for Everyone As protecting the environment becomes an increasingly popular topic, more of us are wanting to get involved. When searching for ways to get involved many people think of litter clean up, recycling, and conservation efforts, but many may not be aware how they can make a difference by testing…
The Application of Oxidants in Seawater
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