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.