Streamline your wastewater testing with a focus on filtration

More people in the world have a mobile phone than access to sanitation services¹.

Wastewater treatment is expensive, time-consuming, and labor-intensive. But without them, and the wastewater regulations that underpin them, people are at risk of contracting water-borne diseases.

Water testing laboratories, then, need new ways to boost productivity and generate high quality, reproducible results.

Public health responsibilities

Wastewater generated by industrial processes and domestic use needs to be treated to maintain public and environmental health.

Pathogenic microorganisms and other contaminants can cause serious health conditions including cholera, diarrhea, typhoid, hepatitis, and gastroenteritis². Heavy metals and toxins present a risk to wildlife and can leech into soil, affecting food production³.

Drawn out, manual process

Regulations on wastewater testing vary depending on where you live, but quality testing is always a long, manual process.

Laboratories the following parameters:

• Total suspended solids (TSS) the dry weight of undissolved particles in a sample.
• Total dissolved solids (TDS) the molecules and ions still in the sample after filtration.
• High TSS can signify solid sewage remaining in water. The solid sewage protects pathogens from chlorine during disinfection. High levels of TDS can indicate that minerals, such as iron or manganese, were not removed by the treatment process.

Wastewater analysis laboratories record total solids (TS), or TSS and TDS combined. The workflow involves passing a sample of water through a glass microfiber filter and measuring the suspended, volatile, and dissolved solids.

Selecting the correct filter keeps your laboratory testing compliant with local regulations, and streamlines the process to strengthen results.

Pre-treated ready-to-use products, remove the need for multiple rinsing and drying steps, and can increase confidence in reproducible results.

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References

1. Are cell phones becoming more popular than toilets? (2019).
2. Water-borne diseases. (2019).
3. How does wastewater affect the environment? (2021).