Portable Water Quality Tests for E. coli and Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Bacteria

Convenient, simple tests that are ideal for on-site testing in low resource, rural areas
4 Sep 2017
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Aquagenx Basic Field Kit
Aquagenx Basic Field Kit

Aquagenx, a company based in the U.S. provides portable water quality testing products used all over the world by NGOs, humanitarian relief agencies, governments, companies, universities and private citizens. Aquagenx's water quality tests and kits are game-changing products that now enable on-site water quality testing in low resource, rural and disaster/emergency areas where testing was previously too difficulty, impractical and costly.

 

Aquagenx has three product lines.

Aquagenx CBT Ecoli Kit 50-Pack

    1. Compartment Bag Test (CBT) for E. coli 

- Detects and quantifies (MPN) E. coli in a 100 mL sample
- No labs, electricity, bulky equipment, cold chain, or highly trained technicians are needed
- Anyone can use with little training
- Easy color-match scoring for MPN
- Works at variable temperatures, constant temperature control in an incubator not required
- Enables ambient temperature incubation at 25 degrees Celsius and higher

CBT E. coli Kit is available in a pack of 10 and 50. Learn more here.

 

  1. Compartment Bag Test (CBT) for Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)
    Aquagenx CBT H2S Kit 50-PackWater quality testing for H2S is prevalent in India. H2S has been proven to be a reliable indicator of fecal contamination in water. Our CBT H2S Kit is a quantitative (MPN) test that is lower in cost than our E. coli test but has the same simplicity and convenience.

    - Detects and quantifies (MPN) H2S in a 100 mL sample
    - No labs, electricity, bulky equipment, cold chain, or highly trained technicians are needed
    - Anyone can use with little training
    - Easy color-match scoring for MPN
    - Works at variable temperatures, constant temperature control in an incubator not required
    - Enables ambient temperature incubation at 25 degrees Celsius and higher

    CBT H2S Kit is available in a pack of 10 and 50. Learn more here

  2. Portable Water Testing Field Kits
    Aquagenx portable water testing field kits combine their Compartment Bag Test (CBT) E. coli Kit with key chemical and geophysical water quality parameters and testing equipment. Each field kit contains equipment and consumables for 100 samples.

    The water testing field kits are much easier to use and transport in the field than other portable laboratories on the market, and offer many of the same key indicators for a lower cost than those products as well:
    - Basic Field Kit: quantitative CBT E. coli tests, arsenic tests, barcoded asset tags, fluoride reagents, fluoride meter, pH/conductivity meter, 20 liter collapsible bucket, 500 mL sample bottle, stopwatches, tape measure, sturdy backpack
    - Basic Refill Kit: quantitative CBT E. coli tests, arsenic tests, fluoride reagents, barcoded asset tags
    - Standards Kit: Fluoride standard 1ppm, Fluoride standard 10ppm, pH standards, Conductivity standards 
    - Expansion Pack: Turbidity meter, Chlorine meter, Nitrate test, Chlorine reagents, Iron test, Nitrate reagent 1, Nitrate reagent 2, Iron reagent 1 
    - Expansion Refill Pack: Chlorine reagents, Nitrate reagent 1, Nitrate reagent, Iron reagent 1 

Learn more here.

India Water Portal does not market or endorse any particular brands or products. This post has been contributed by Aquagenx. 

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