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Water Quality OnLine Drinking Water - S-can

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Spectrometer<br />

Probes<br />

i::s<strong>can</strong> Ionselective<br />

Ionselective<br />

Probes<br />

Probes<br />

Physical Probes<br />

Terminals Software System Confi guration<br />

Monitoring<br />

Stations<br />

Spare Parts &<br />

Accessories<br />

Services &<br />

Solutions<br />

ISE-Probes<br />

fi g.1: ammo::lyser - electrodes<br />

“Why do we measure”<br />

ammo::lyser<br />

Due to human activities (primarily agriculture, industry and insuffi<br />

cient waste water treatment) many natural waters suffer from a<br />

surplus of nutrients which severely impairs water quality and ecology.<br />

Using the ammo::lyser the essential nutrient ammonium<br />

<strong>can</strong> be measured continuously and accurately down to the low<br />

concentrations encountered in natural waters.<br />

Ammonium is always present in water in equilibrium with ammonia,<br />

the latter being especially toxic to fi sh even at very low<br />

concentrations. The equilibrium between ammonium and ammonia<br />

is pH driven. As the ammo::lyser provides pH together with<br />

ammonium it is used in natural waters as well as in fi sh farms to<br />

detect harmful conditions in real time.<br />

When drinking water is disinfected with chloramines, formed In-<br />

Situ by reaction of chlorine with ammonium, a continuous ammonium<br />

measurement is critical for effi cient control of the disinfection<br />

process - the ammo::lyser is capable to succeed also this<br />

application.<br />

In addition, the ammo::lyser <strong>can</strong> be equipped with a ISE-nitrate<br />

electrode in order to be able to monitor the most common nitrogen<br />

parameters NO3-N and NH4-N simultaneously. <strong>Drinking</strong> water<br />

suppliers (source water quality) and also environmental agencies<br />

have already been using ammo::lysers for years now.<br />

fl u o r : : l y s e r<br />

The fl uor::lyser is a version of the s::<strong>can</strong> ion selective probe that<br />

<strong>can</strong> be used for the online measurement of fl uoride. It is used for<br />

continuous monitoring and online process control by water utilities<br />

that fl uoridate their drinking water.<br />

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© s::<strong>can</strong> Messtechnik GmbH

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