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How to measure water pollution in order to reduce harmful effects on humans and the environment
Often these are regions with high water pollution. At the same time, awareness of health issues is steadily increasing worldwide. These aspects are leading to ever increasing demands for good water quality.
To ensure that water is of good quality, it must be permanently monitored. This is achieved by means of sensors. An important indicator of water quality is its total organic carbon (TOC) level. Consequently, in the future TOC sensors will make a significant contribution to achieving better water quality in various markets and applications, such as in appliances, waterworks and bioreactors.
To achieve this, various guidelines laid out in official ecological and drinking water quality regulations must be fulfilled. The requirements for process engineering and water quality control are increasing.
Reliable measuring stations that continuously supply data are therefore an essential component for dynamic process control and continuous monitoring of water Quality.
Water quality sensing: our sensor solutions
An important parameter for measuring water quality is the TOC level, which is the amount of carbon contained in an organic compound, i.e. a measurement of all organic contaminants in water. Therefore, TOC is often used as a non-specific indicator of water quality or the cleanliness of pharmaceutical production facilities.
TOC sensor
TOC sensors detect harmful pollutants, such as benzene and antibiotics, and industrial pollutants, such as pesticides, detergents, plastics and solvents. At the same time, the sensor also detects harmless pollutants, such as organic substances from algae or leaves.
- Optimizes filter life-time
- Demonstrates to your customer the value of their product
- Collects water quality data
- Helps differentiate products from the competition
- Enables better understanding of local customers’ needs
- Provides real-time water quality information
- Creates alerts for severe contamination Events
- Monitors the lifetime and performance of filters
How to improve water quality?
Appliances
High-end water purifiers and water dispensers provide the user with confirmation and thus assurance that the water is safe to drink. A TOC sensor installed after the filter stage monitors whether the filter is working.
Waterworks and Wastewater
Treatment of wastewater in local waterworks ensures that water is safe for the environment and healthy to humans.
Bioreactors
Devices that support biologically active environment to produce biological material on a large scale.