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New Level Troll® 100 Data Logging Instrument..
In-Situ Inc. (USA) announces the release of the new Level TROLL® 100 an economical, absolute (non-vented) data logging instrument for monitoring and recording changes in water level, pressure, and temperature. The Level TROLL®100 body and nose cone are constructed of a corrosion resistant Acetal alloy and uses a ceramic pressure sensor which makes it ideal for monitoring in all types of environmental waters including seawater. The Level TROLL®100 comes with enough memory to record 32,000 da...
A New Spectrophotometer System for Individual Needs
In November 2007 Merck KGaA (Germany) is starting the market introduction of a new spectrophotometer system for individual needs under the brand names Spectroquant® Pharo 100 and Pharo 300. Both measurement devices combine the advantages of a system photometer – for example tests that optimally fit to the device – with the versatility of a spectrophotometer. They are suitable for a multitude of applications including programming one’s own methods, measuring concentrations or absorptions, reco...
Determination of the Mutagen Acrylamide in Drinking Water.
Polyacrylamide is used in many industries e.g. paper, cosmetics and as a flocculating agent in the treatment of drinking water. Its monomer, acrylamide, has been shown to cause mutations in animal testing and therefore is classified as a mutagen or a carcinogen. The latest issue of the Camag BIBLIOGRAPHY SERVICE describes in detail a new method for the determination of acrylamide in drinking water down to below the maximal, 0.1ug/L, as described in the EU Directive 98/83/EC. The method empl...
New Portable Analyser Package
Partech (UK) has developed a portable analyser package for monitoring nutrients or metals in wastewater effluent and river water where pollution problems have been encountered but a permanent installation cannot be justified. The package is available for hire and for purchase. The package is based on the MicroMac 1000 analyser which employs an analysis technique that is flexible and exceptionally easy to operate. The analyser can be configured to measure up to 4 parameters which can include...
Iceland’s Star-Oddi Team with Planet Ocean
Planet Ocean Ltd of Surrey UK announce that Icelandic marine research instrument manufacturer Star-Oddi, have selected them as their approved distributor in the UK and Ireland. Planet Ocean’s Terry Sloane, comments “Star-Oddi are well known for designing and producing the worlds smallest marine instruments and data loggers used primarily in fish biology, research and aquaculture. These innovative devices have a much wider use in general oceanography and even industrial applications” Star-O...
New Powerful On-line Calcium Hardness Monitor Offers Easy Set-up & Quick, Accurate Results
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, announce the new Thermo Scientific Orion 2120XP calcium hardness monitor, the latest product in the next generation of on-line water analysis products for customers in the power and drinking water markets. The Orion 2120XP is designed for ease-of-use and reliability for users at any skill level. The new Orion 2120XP monitor meets the demanding requirements for calcium hardness analysis with complete assurance. This monitor provides unmatched versatility and perf...
Compact Intelligence for Ion Chromatography
Metrohm's (Swtizerland) Compact IC instruments have revolutionised IC applications. They now dominate in routine water and environmental analysis involving drinking, surface and ground water as well as effluents. However, while developing the new 881 Compact IC pro and 882 Compact IC plus we had not only these application areas in mind. Thanks to their outstanding reliability the Compact ICs are being used more and more also in the pharmaceutical industry. Moreover, their flexibility makes th...
New Spectral Colorimeter
LICO 500, HACH LANGE’s new spectral colorimeter, embodies 15 years of competence in the spectral measurement of liquids. LICO now offers even simpler handling, tremendously fast results and unsurpassed measurement reliability. The new spectral colorimeter impresses through its optimal operation. The intuitively operated touchscreen and clear instructions minimise the familiarisation period. Coloured symbols such as the dynamic measuring range bar show the user directly where the value is loca...
Mcerts Samplers for All Your Needs
Portable or stationary, battery or mains powered, peristaltic or vacuum pumps? You choose the best sampling method for YOU. HACH LANGE offers a complete range of samplers for virtually all applications. From simple sampling routine; multi bottle samplers through to self cleaning/self emptying samplers with GSM modem. • Ideal for use in sewage treatment plants and industrial facilities, and for monitoring surface waters • Stainless steel housing • Weather-resistant • Time, volume, flow or even...
Drinking Water Turbidity... Made Simple!
The TDW38 Turbidity DataStick™ based Measurement System from AquaSensors (USA) meets or exceeds USEPA Method 180.1 for drinking water applications in a compact, easy to use package. It features a pre-calibrated sensor that can also provide 24-bit data directly into a PLC, SCADA or computer system. AquaSensors manufactures innovative analytical measurement systems for a wide range of water quality and process control applications. Unique ‘direct-to-SCADA’ product designs reduce equipment and i...
New Low Flow Controller for 12V Submersible Pumps
If you have ever been frustrated by the need to reduce flow rates from submersible pumps in the field, then you will appreciate this great new product from Waterra (UK). The NEW WaSP-F1 12V Low Flow Pump Controller offers precision control of flow rates from any brand of 12V submersible pump. It is easily connected between battery and pump and is ideally suited for field sampling of groundwater from monitoring boreholes where reduced or low flow purging is required. It is the perfect tool for...
Spectro Arcos Icp Spectrometer with Axial Plasma Observation
Analysis of Drinking Water Clean fresh water is essential to life. Unfortunately, since the industrial revolution, waterways and coastal waters have been polluted, harming human health. In order to protect human health from the adverse effects of any contamination of water intended for human consumption, the World Health Organization (WHO) has defined minimum standards in its “Guidelines for drinking water quality”. For the countries of the European Union, “Directive 98/83/EC on the quality...
New Q45N Dissolved Ammonia Monitor Offers a New Approach for Ammonia Water Absorption Systems
UK based Analytical Technology (ATi) has announced that its ground-breaking Q45N Dissolved Ammonia Monitor can be used with ammonia-water absorption refrigeration cooler systems. A completely new approach to on-line monitoring of ammonia, the Q45N dissolved ammonia monitor can be used in a wide range of applications including waste water treatment, potable water treatment, river and stream water quality and refrigeration coolers. Many refrigeration cooler systems use ammonia-based heat excha...
System 182 XT – On-line Monitor with 4 Analogue Outputs and 5 Relays
WTW’s (Germany) new on-line System 182 XT is a compact digital two-channel monitor with integrated mains adapter, controller, operating unit and analogue outputs. It is suited especially for replacement or substitution of individual measuring stations in existing wastewater treatment plants. • For two IQ sensors at user’s choice from a total of 19 different available digital sensors. The system is ideally suited for two sensors plus additional temperature measurement. • All parameters, from p...
Ultrasonic Flow Meter with Atex Certification
The device from Siemens (Canada) is designed for applications that involve robust requirements and rely on fault-resistant measuring components, for example in the oil-refining industry, petrochemicals, power station systems or waste water purification plants. Sitrans FUS060 is ATEXcertified and disposes a Hart interface. The ultrasound device can be operated both two and four-jetly. In the fourjet mode the precision of the device improves. It enlarged the Siemens technology already being use...
Analytical Products for Water & Wastewater Analysis
Bioscience Inc (USA) through its authorized distributors and agents worldwide offers the best in BOD and COD wastewater testing whether for reporting purposes or process control. The product line includes EPA approved Accu-test® COD test kits, the BI-2000® Series of Respirometers and the portable EZ-BOD® Meter for wastewater plant monitoring and process troubleshooting. Bioscience Inc. operates a world-class, ISO 9001-2000 certified laboratory dedicated to developing and enhancing its wastewa...
Aquasensors Announces the Appointment of Tim Schilz As Director of Sales and Marketing
We are please to announce that Tim Schilz has joined AquaSensors as Director of Sales and Marketing. He comes to us from the Rosemount Analytical Liquid Division of Emerson Process Management where he was Global OEM and Key Accounts Manager. Prior to his work with Rosemount, he was the Manager of Marketing for GLI International. Tim is active in a number of national trade organisations including the American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Federation. Locally, Tim is active...
Long Life Electrodes
For many years, Sentek (UK) have been supplying pH and Redox electrodes for measurements in swimming pools. The problem with such measurements in the past, has been that the electrodes have not had a very long lifetime. But the users still required high quality at a reasonable price. A great deal of work has been carried out by the Sentek R & D team, and we have co-operated with users to identify the best solution for this question of "long life". The electrodes we have produced require infr...
Chuck Gordon Named New President and Ceo of Siemens Water Technologies
Chuck Gordon will succeed Roger Radke as head of Siemens Water Technologies, Warrendale, Pennsylvania, a business unit of the Siemens Division Industry Solutions (IS). Radke is moving on to a new position in Siemens’ healthcare business. Gordon has been a member of Water Technologies management since 1995 holding several management positions including Southern Regional Vice President and Senior Vice President of Services and Products. Most recently, he served as the Executive Vice President...
A New Way of Measuring Ammonia in Water
Analytical Technology (ATi) has introduced its ground-breaking Q45N Dissolved Ammonia Monitor, a completely new approach to on-line monitoring of ammonia which is simpler, cheaper and more stable than conventional monitoring equipment. Continuous monitoring of ammonia in water and wastewater streams is becoming increasingly important for plant operations and process control. This new ammonia system represents a major step forward in providing users with a monitor which is both simple to opera...
Registration Opens for Wwem 2008
The organisers of WWEM 2008 (Water, Wastewater & Environmental Monitoring) have announced that online visitor registration for the November event is now available at The Website Entry to WWEM 2008, which takes place at the Telford International Centre, will be free to all Pre-Registered visitors (saving a daily admission fee of £20) Pre-Registered visitors will be entitled to free onsite parking, free lunches and refreshments on both days of the event, and complimentary entry to all exhibito...
Maintenance Free Levelogger Series
With a battery that lasts 10 years, lifetime calibration, and watertight corrosion resistant coating, the Solinst Levelogger Gold is virtually maintenance free. Stainless steel housing and Faraday Cage design further simplifies maintenance, as protection against lighting and power surges is provided. Offering higher resolution and high accuracy of 0.05%, the Levelogger Gold has superior transducer, temperature, and clock accuracies; Barologger allows further barometric compensated data. Sto...
YSI Hydrodata Has Published a Newsletter Describing Applications for The Company's Water Quality and Flow Monitoring Instrumentation.
YSI Hydrodata has published a Newsletter describing applications for the company's water quality and flow monitoring instrumentation. Featured case studies include: 1. Flow Monitoring after the Boscastle flood: Following catastrophic flooding in Boscastle, Cornwall on 16th August 2004 a substantial scheme of improvements is being implemented and a SonTek/YSI continuous flow monitor, the Argonaut SW, has been installed to monitor the effects of the scheme and to provide background flow...
Organisers Expands Exhibition Area by 30% in Response to Overwhelming Demand
All the exhibition space has been snapped up at the Singapore International Water Week, a global event for water solutions taking place in June this year, and organizers have increased floor space by 30% in response to the excellent demand. To date, 150 participating companies from 18 countries across the USA, Europe, Middle East and the Asia Pacific have signed up for the Water Expo, one of the highlights of the Singapore International Water Week. The Water Expo is a major water trade sho...
Advancement in Photometric Analysis
The use of portable field colorimeters has expanded as device electronics have improved. However, application of colorimetry in new markets has remained static, since there have been no significant advances in the last 20 years to make analysis safer or easier. The eXact® EZ Advanced Photometric System, granted US Patent no.7333194 this month, changes all that. The eXact® EZ Advanced Photometric System from Industrial Test Systems (USA) has new technologies that offer faster, safer, easier, a...
Precise and Reliable Measurements of Chlorine in Water
Analytical Technology Inc, (ATi) announces that its A15/79 Total Chlorine Monitor is capable of accurately measuring residual chlorine even in wastewater using a unique non contact sensing technique that provides significant advantages over traditional systems. Total chlorine measurements are essential in order to ensure safe levels of chlorine in water effluents, as excessive chlorine levels can be highly toxic and cause significant damage to river habitats. The chlorination of potable water...
MCERTS Works for Aquamatic's Wastewater Samplers
Aquamatic, the first UK company to gain MCERTS for its entire range of wastewater samplers, has reported that the certification for continuous water monitoring equipment (CWMS) is proving an invaluable tool in the launch of its new S300 Stationary Wastewater Sampler Series. During a recent visit made to the Manchester company by the Environment Agency’s Paul Wiggins (representative from the EA’s Monitoring and Assessment team), commented: “It is very heartening to see the benefits that are be...
Buffer-less Residual Analysers
ALLDOS (UK) bufferless residual chlorine/chlorine dioxide analysers are increasingly being used by water companies to monitor final residual levels in water before going through to the distribution network, within the building services sector and food & beverages industries tomonitor & control levels of chlorine dioxide for legionella prevention. The ALLDOS Compact System utilises a Conex Multi amplifier & controller that can be programmed for either parameter with pH and temperature measurem...
First USEPA Approved Free Chlorine Test Strip
Industrial Test Systems, Inc., is pleased to announce that its SenSafe™Free ChlorineWater Check test strip is available for compliance testing as described in the Federal Register (Vol 72, No. 47, Monday, March 12, 2007, p.11204, ITS Method D99–003). SenSafe™ Free Chlorine Water Check can now be treated as an equivalent to other free chlorine test kits. States will have the discretion to approve their use per authority at 40 CFR 141.74 (a) (2). Municipalities now have a rapid, (40 seconds), a...
Complete Line of Ion Selective Electrodes
Hanna Instruments, introduces a complete line of Ion Selective Electrodes (ISE’s) to complement their extensive offering of high performance electrochemical electrodes. With the considerable advantages offered by ISE technology to analytical chemistry, these electrodes are ideal for use in many industries including agriculture, education, food processing, biomedical, metal finishing, waste treatment, power generation and water quality monitoring. Compatible with any ISE meter they may be used...
Sulphide Determination in Landfill Leachate
Determination of sulphide in landfill leachate is critical for water quality and the most accurate and robust method is the use of titration. The titration method is the most accurate, requires no calibration and is impervious to solids in the sample. Typically this is carried out either in the site or remote laboratory leading to a time delay between sampling and awareness of a pollution incident. The ADI 2016 Titro Analyzer fromApplikon Analytical BV (The Netherlands) is designed to bridge...
From Process to Laboratory: Making Economic Sense
Always one step ahead, HACH LANGE (Germany) has been continually introducing innovative products over the past few years and their increasing involvement in national and international schemes has placed the company at the forefront of major developments at both industrial and municipal level. In parallel, they have been expanding customer services, for example by using telemetry, which provides crucial information on the condition of the processing network directly via the customer’s mobile p...
Ultrasonic Area-Velocity Flowmeters for Open Channels and Part-filled Pipes
The Mainstream (UK) Ultrasonic Area-Velocity flowmeter from for permanent installation has proved itself to be one of the most reliable and efficient open channel flowmeters available on the market today. Reliability, high performance and quick and easy installation means that Mainstream ultrasonic areavelocity flowmeters are finding wide application internationally. For flow measurement in open channels and part-filled pipes, with liquids from clean water to raw sewage, the Mainstream Perman...
A Gem for Water Testing
Jenway (UK) has launched one of the simplest systems for the quantitative analysis of a range of water, wastewater and environmental samples. AquaGem uses Intelligent Filter Modules (IFM) which integrate the latest single wire memory device with precision optical filters. Inserting a module into AquaGem not only selects the correct wavelength but sets all the other parameters for the required test too, leaving the operator to simply measure samples. A range of 38 modules and water test kits...
Sembcorp at Wilton UK Makes Further Environmental Investment
Pollution and Process Monitoring (UK) is pleased to announce that SembCorp - the present owner of the Wilton International site located in the UK region of Teesside, has committed to further investment in our Protoc TOC analysers. Pollution and Process Monitoring have supported the site’s environmental monitoring program since 1992 supplying numerous Protoc TOC analysers monitoring key site drains and effluent discharge locations. In recent years much of the land has been let to other petroch...
The New Winlab Data Line Photometer!
Latest technology based on a big source of experiences. The fourth generation of LED technology portable photometers from WINLAB include a high precision, large spectral range, data logging function. Capacity for up to 150 calibration plots of various reagents, waterproof housing, and an integrated manual, read directly from the display in many languages. You can take a lot of reagents from several manufacturers, Hach, Merck, Sigma-Aldrich and, Macherey & Nagel. Most of these calibration plot...
New Skalar FormacsHT TOC Analyser Released
This high temperature catalytic combustion system features a versatile modular design and excellent performance for the analysis of TC, TIC, TOC, DOC and NPOC. The new design was developed to conform to latest customer requirements and is able to determine low levels of TOC in ultra clean waters such as pharmaceutical - and drinking waters but also performing equally well for the analysis of waste, surface, seawater and soil extracts. The TOC analyser can be operated as a stand-alone analyse...
Developments in Wet-chemistry Automation from Skalar
Skalar would draw your attention to the ongoing development of methods for the SAN++ Continuous Flow Analyser. There are currently over 800 methods available for a wide number of parameters to meet the requirements of various industries and applications. Recent developments to the cyanide determination (both free and total) and phenol have made the SAN++ the preferred choice of both the water companies for drinking water and waste water applications and also the soil reclamation industry. The...
Automation Concepts on Skalar Robotic Analysers
To complement its range of bench top Robotic Analysers, Skalar have recently introduced the SP50 model. The SP50 fits between the SP10 compact analyser and the larger SP1000 with a capacity, for example for BOD analysis of 54 bottles onboard, the SP10 has 32 and the SP1000 has 90. Like the other models, once the analysis of one tray of samples is completed the system will alert the operator that they can remove the finished tray and replace it with another for analysis, thus increasing the ru...
Liquid & Gas Pumps Launched
Nitto Kohki (Germany) are in the process of releasing a unique range of pumps into themarketplace that have nomoving parts, so have extended lifetimes even whilst pumping corrosive materials. These pumps create their flow using a “bimorph” – two parallel piezoelectric wafers that expand and contract in line with the sine wave on the supply voltage. The Bimor is said to run on an exceedingly low current, emits virtually no electromagnetic field, no vibration, no noise, no fluctuations in flow...
Remote Telemetry for All Applications
MetaSphere (UK), a major player in the telemetry market, offers a comprehensive range of remote telemetry units (RTUs) for companies and organisations with geographically dispersed assets in a wide variety of industry sectors. Business development director, Pete Easey, says: "Remote telemetry provides a form of data logging, and every industrial sector with material flow and level measurement requirements can benefit from MetaSphere's technology." Depending on the RTU model selected, capabi...
New Peristaltic Pump Just Released!
The Solinst (Canada) Peristaltic Pump is compact and lightweight, ideal for field use, sampling from shallow wells and surface water, or vapour sampling. The variable speed, reversible pump has alligator clips for use with a 12V DC battery. It has one simple control to give flow rates as low as 40 ml/min and up to 3.5 L/min.
New Powerful On-line Calcium Hardness Monitor Offers Easy Set-up & Quick, Accurate Results
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (USA), announce the new Thermo Scientific Orion 2120XP calcium hardness monitor, the latest product in the next generation of on-line water analysis products for customers in the power and drinking water markets. The Orion 2120XP is designed for ease-of-use and reliability for users at any skill level. The new Orion 2120XPmonitormeets the demanding requirements for calcium hardness analysis with complete assurance. This monitor provides unmatched versatility and...
CNSolutionTM Cyanide Analyzer
Automated Cyanide Analysis The CNSolution Cyanide Analyzer by OI Analytical is a compact modular system for flow injection analysis of cyanide in drinking water and wastewater samples from mining, metal plating, and other industrial operations. The modular design allows the CNSolution to be configured to analyze free cyanide, available cyanide, weak acid dissociable (WAD) cyanide, cyanide amenable to chlorination (CATC), and total cyanide. Cyanide analysis can be performed using the analytic...
Siemens Echomax Transducers
Siemens Echomax® transducers are designed for ultrasonic level measurement in harsh environments on liquids or solids up to 40 m (130 ft). Hermetically sealed and chemically immune, they are impervious to dust, moisture, corrosion, vibration, flooding and temperature extremes. The non-contacting design virtually eliminates the danger and expense of cleaning, adjusting and repairing contacting devices. Siemens Echomax XCT-8 tranducer with a 4” sanitary flange and PTFE facing combines with Siem...
Siemens Hydroranger
Siemens HydroRanger is an economical, low-maintenance solution delivering control efficiency and productivity to meet today’s strict environmental legislations, including MCERTS certification for open channel flow monitoring. This ultrasonic level controller is ideal for simple level measurement and pump control or for more advanced applications such as differential level, open channel measurement and advanced pump control and alarming. Siemens HydroRanger can control up to six pumps and mea...
New SITRANS LUC500 Offers Advanced Duplex Lift Station Control and Open Channel Flow Monitoring
Siemens SITRANS LUC500 is the world’s most advanced ultrasonic level controller for duplex lift stations. Its design integrates common PLC lift station functionalities into one cost effective unit preconfigured for the user. Once operational it improves efficiency, reduces energy consumption and maintenance costs by decreasing pump failures and site visits. SITRANS LUC500 replaces Milltronics EnviroRanger ERS 500, maintaining the same proven features and benefits. SITRANS LUC500 comb...
Oil in Water Measurement Solutions
Oil in water monitoring specialists Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments manufacture instruments for all industries where hydrocarbon in water contamination is a problem. Superior UV Fluorescence technology results in the lowest detection limit in the market and virtually no interference from suspended solids or turbidity. Our monitors offer easy field calibration, high sensitivity and repeatability. Simple, rugged, low maintenance continuous on-line process monitors and handheld single sam...
New Guided Wave Radar Level Transmitters from Siemens
Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) introduces a new line of guided wave radar level transmitters for liquids, slurries, interface, and bulk solids. The two-wire, loop-powered Hart level transmitter Sitrans LG200 can measure materials with a dielectric range of 1.4 and higher, temperatures up to 427 degrees Celsius (800 degrees Fahrenheit), and pressures up to 6250 psig (431 bar). It offers reliable level and interface measurement in liquids with corrosive vapours, foam, steam, high viscosity...
Profibus PA Added to Radar Level Transmitters
Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) adds Profibus PA interfaces to the Sitrans LR250 and Sitrans LR460 radar level transmitters. This allows for a more flexible approach to diagnostic management. It provides substantial cost savings through preventative maintenance as well as reporting information to optimise plant efficiency, including advanced diagnostic data. These transmitters conform to the Profibus Profile Version 3.01, Class B standard, allowing users to prioritise status information b...