Taking a holistic view of water quality research

Water is a most precious resource and a complex medium intrinsic to maintaining a rich and flourishing ecosystem. It keeps us healthy, feeds us with its teeming oceans and irrigated crops, enables worldwide mobility and exploration, and plays an innate part in groundbreaking scientific developments in the environmental, biopharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries, among others. Water quality, a very important and integral consideration for lab uses, is the assessment of the condition of water relative to requirements of a specific purpose, including chemical, physical, and biological characteristics, and is measured by several factors such as salinity, turbidity, pH, and bacteria levels. Water analysis and water purification techniques are parallel practices, working to attain the utmost in water quality to support the significant work of water quality research and water quality experiments in the lab and beyond.

Forward-thinking scientists know the importance of water quality and are constantly working to garner accurate and consistent outcomes in their water quality research. By viewing water analysis and water purification as linked components of the water quality equation—rather than standalone initiatives—scientists, as well as lab managers and lab technicians, can achieve a much more holistic view of water quality and more successfully achieve consistent quality outcomes to enable innovative research.

Water Analysis

The ability to precisely evaluate the quality of a water sample is essential to achieving the highest standard in water quality. Water quality is especially important in wastewater treatment plants, who do the mighty job of ensuring that wastewater is safe and clean before being discharged into surface waters, keeping people, animals, and our ecosystem safe from contaminants, bacteria, and other potentially destructive organisms. Water analysis is the absolute foundation for determining safe levels of inorganic ions, metals, disinfection byproducts and other contaminants and toxicity in wastewater, many of which are known to be harmful and are strictly regulated by federal and state laws.

Labs consistently face sample analysis challenges when testing a sample volume of water by measuring temperature, pesticide and herbicide quotients, degree of persistent pollutants, or a combination of water quality factors. Poorly maintained equipment, out-of-date tools, and antiquated processes produce impure samples, which negate the meaningful research needed to produce reliable and relevant water quality research and to protect our environment and public health. 

Water Purification

Pure water is the cornerstone to the success of your water quality experiments. Water quality is an immensely important part of culturing cells in a lab for potentially revolutionary new vaccines or other biotechnological advances. Utilized during the entire process of cell culturing, water is the main component of buffers, media, and the dissolution of additives and drugs. If impure, water can possibly lead to contaminated cultures or even cell death, which negates any useful research findings.

Your most sensitive and critical lab applications require a state-of-the-art water purification system that’s engineered to efficiently and economically remove impurities that threaten your research. Choosing the right water system is about more than just the idea of producing quality water; it’s about selecting a system that supports your science, your everyday processes, and your budget.

Water Analysis and Water Purification Working Together

Water analysis and water purification processes are both intrinsic considerations of water quality. By utilizing a more collaborative approach, deeming the analysis and purification functions as part of the bigger water quality picture, and using the most cutting-edge tools and emerging technology, you can streamline research tasks and obtain the most effective water quality outcome.

A comprehensive system of products and equipment that make complex lab and field measurements regular and dependable, and guarantee maximally pure water, allow you to focus on the salient work of making profound advancements in both water analysis and water purification.

Thermo Scientific’s extensive line of water analysis and water purification technologies provide an end-to-end solution for your most crucial and everyday water quality research needs. From reverse osmosis and water stills to electrodeionization and complete point-of-use water purification systems, Thermo Scientific provides products tailored to address the various subtleties of water quality experiments and research across a broad range of industries and applications.

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