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7540000 EnviroGard Microcystins Plate Kit by Modern Water

Envirogard® is a rapid laboratory enzyme immunoassay method for the analysis of water. It uses a plate technology to detect the analyte of concern.

Features:

• Rapid lab testing method for the detection of microcystins and nodularins in drinking and environmental water samples
• Conforms to ISO standards for environmental immunoassays such as ISO 15089
• Quantiative data results with excellent analytical precision
• Test up to 88 samples* at once for increased cost efficiency
• Results available in approximately 120 minutes
• Microtiter plate immunoassay
• Ideal for source water monitoring

Test result type

• Quantitative data

Samples per kit

• 96 well test kit (tests up to 88 samples*)

Assay range

• 0.1 ppb to 1.6 ppb
• Extended range available

Sampling time

• Sample-to-data in approximately 120 minutes

Specificity

The proprietary antibody used in this assay detects microcystins and nodularins. The crossreactivity of the Microcycstins EnviroGard® Plate Kit for various microcystin variants is shown below at 50% B/B₀

Basic Test Procedure

• Prepare standards
• Add 100 uL of sample or standard
• Incubate for 30 minutes
• Add 100 uL enzyme conjugate
• Incubate for 30 minutes
• Decant and wash five times
• Add 100 uL colour solution
• Incubate for 30 minutes
• Stop the reaction and read colour at 450nm

Test kit components

• Antibody coated microtiter plate strips, enzyme conjugate, colour development and stop reagent for analysis of 96 wells
• One vial each of 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.56, 0.8 and 1.6 ppb microcystin-LR surrogate (nontoxic) calibrators
• Test kit instructions
• Optional 1.5 ppb check standard

Storage & precautions

• Shelf life is typically one year from date of manufacture, with specific kit expiration date information provided on product packaging
• Reagents must be stored at 39° to 46°F (4° to 8°C) when not in use
• Store at ambient temperature 64° to 81°F (18° to 27°C) is acceptable for day of use for up to eight hours
• Kits must be brought to 64° to 81°F (18° to 27°C) before use
• Do not expose colour solution to direct sunlight

Required test materials

• Microcystins EnviroGard® plate (7540000)

Required test equipment

• 10 cc syringes
• 0.45 micron non-sterile filter units
• Pipette to deliver 100 mL
• Distilled or DI water for rinsing wells
• Microtiter plate reder or stip reader
• Timer
• Parafilm or tape
• Marker pen

Other recommended materials

• Orbital shaker
• Multi-channel pipette
• Repeater pipette
• Calculator
• Microtiter plate washer
• Solid extraction devices

6050100A RaPID Assay Accessory Kit by Modern Water

Kit contains:

• SmartReader Photometer with rugged Tablet
• Magnetic Rack
• Timer
• Balance
• Repeating
• Pipettor
• Adjustable pipettor
• Vortex Mixer

SD50950 QuickChek Sulphate Reducing Bacteria RC II Ten-Pak by Modern Water

The QuickChek™ SRB Detection System is a rapid enzyme immunoassay method that detects sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB). The test employs purified antibodies to detect the enzyme adenosine-5'-phosphosulfonate (APS) reductase which is common to all strains of SRB.

The purified antibodies are attached to small particles that selectively capture the APS reductase enzyme. The particles and captured enzyme are then isolated on a porous membrane, which forms a reactive layer that turns blue in the presence of the APS reductase enzyme.

QuickChek™ SRB offers several advantages over cell culture techniques for SRB detection including immediate and accurate results. The kit allows testing of solid and semi-solid samples and detects all SRB, including SRB that is unable to grow in some standard media. The test results are not compromised by chemical or salinity interferences that are often found in field samples.

The QuickChek™ SRB kit is completely self-contained and disposable. Each kit includes all necessary materials to detect and enumerate sulfate reducing bacteria. There is no need for pretreatment or dilution of samples and there are not special hazardous waste disposal limitations.

Features:

• Semi-quantitative results
• Detects all viable and nonviable SRB samples
• Results available in approximately 8-10 minutes
• Two or three samples simultaneously
• Detection limit of 103 cells/ml
• etection limit for "clean" waters down to 101 cells/ml

Applications

• Corrosion coupons
• Cutting fluids
• Drilling fluids (Muds)
• Solids: biofilms, sludge, rust, mud
• Water associated with oil

AZF848522 Microtox® FX Test System, No SOLO by Modern Water

Microtox® FX is a simple, rapid, extremely responsive, portable water quality test system. Designed for acute toxicity screening and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) testing, Microtox® FX uses bioluminescence technology to screen for contamination in instances of drinking water emergencies and chemical spills into water systems. Microtox® FX is the portable toxicity analyser used with the Microtox® technology

The Microtox® FX instrument has a combined detection capability that provides a very sensitive and rapid test to detect two of the most probable classes of agents; pathogens and toxic chemicals, that may accidently or intentionally contaminate drinking water or wastewater. Microtox® FX's acute toxicity and ATP detection capabilities make it the ideal instrument for rapidly and accurately assessing if the quality of drinking water, from the source to the tap, has been affected by an incident.

• Biological early warning system sensitive to more than 2,700 simple and complex chemicals
• Fast - Reliable results available in 5 minutes after initial sample preparation
• Test results highly correlated with other widely accepted toxicity test methods
• Excellent correlation with HPC test methods
• Fully portable - lightweight with sturdy field carrying case
• Battery life of up to 8 - 10 hours with typical use
• Compatible with widely available ATP test kits*
• Manufactured in a certified ISO 13485 quality system with 100% lot traceability

Microtox® FX is designed for use in any sample location throughout the water distribution or industrial waste water system. It is particularly suited to remote sites such as reservoirs, storage tanks, ocean or lake going vessels or in any hard to reach place.

Chemical contamination of drinking water and wastewater

Microtox® FX is the portable version of the industry-leading Microtox® Model 500 (M500) laboratory analyser. The Microtox® FX test is fast, simple to conduct, uses small sample sizes and is very cost effective. Results correlate well with those from other toxicity bioassays such as fish, daphnia and shrimp. Microtox® FX is used extensively in the measurement of toxicity of "fit for use" water and wastewater treatment effluent. It is also used as an early screening tool for relative toxicity as part of a test battery.

Microtox® FX test systems are uniquely suited for drinking water surveillance where supplies are monitored regularly and at strategic points. It can quickly reveal any changes in the level of toxicity of drinking water making it the ideal solution for major events. Microtox® has been deployed during the Summer Olympics beginning in 1984.

In industrial and municipal wastewater, Microtox® FX helps assure compliance with NPDES toxicity limits, measures toxicity in influent streams and determines treatment efficiency.

Microbial contamination of drinking water

Microtox® FX can rapidly estimate the microbial concentration of a drinking water sample to a level of 100 cfu/mL without additional filtration or incubation steps. The data is available in minutes and is highly correlated with standard heterotrophic plate count methods.

Microtox® FX is extremely responsive and has been designed for use in a wide variety of applications where it is crucial to rapidly determine the biomass of a sample.

Applications

• Drinking water monitoring
• Emergency response: Biological contamination
• Emergency response: Chemical toxicity
• Hazardous waste
• Industrial effluent
• Industrial process water
• Municipal effluent
• Recreational water
• Soil
• Sediments
• Storm water

Process explained

The Microtox® FX system performs a dual function; toxicity testing and determination of microbial contamination. The Microtox® FX test system uses a strain of naturally occurring luminescent bacteria called Aliivibrio fischeri to provide acute toxicity detection. The bacteria emit light as a natural part of their metabolism. Exposure to a toxic substance causes disruption of the respiratory process of the bacteria resulting in reduced light output. The Microtox® FX photometer measures the light levels before and after addition of the sample, and the reduction in light output is a measure of the toxicity of the sample.

All organisms contain ATP as their main energy source and the amount of ATP in a sample is directly proportional to the biomass of the sample.

ATP reacts with luciferin/luciferase, the enzyme system present in firefly tails, to produce light. In the reaction, each molecule of ATP produces one photon of light; the light output of this reaction can be accurately measured using the very sensitive Microtox® FX instrument.

Includes:

• Microtox FX Analyzer, w/Case
• Microtox Diluent: 1L
• Microtox Osmotic Adjusting Solution
• Adjustable Volume Pipette, 10-100 uL
• Adjustable Volume Pipette 100-1000 uL
• 10-100 uL Pipette Tips
• 100-1000 uL Pipette tips
• Disposable Glass Cuvettes (400)
• Cuvette Racks: set of 5
• Digital Lab Timer
• User Manual (USB)

A00157 RaPID Assay PAHs 100 Test Tube Kit by Modern Water

RaPID Assay® is a rapid field or laboratory enzyme immunoassay method for the analysis of soil and water for remediation, assessment, and industrial testing.

Features:

• Rapid field testing procedure for analysis of soil and water samples
• Quantitative data results with excellent analytical precision
• Results available in approximately 60 minutes
• Tests up to 50 samples at once
• Magnetic particle immunoassay
• Training available
• EPA SW-846 method #4035

Test result type

• Quantitative, semi-quantitative or qualitative

Samples per kit

• 100 test kit (tests up to 80+ samples)

Assay range

• Soil: 0.2 ppm to 5 ppm as Phenanthrene
• Water: 2.66ppb to 66.5ppb as Phenanthrene
• Range can be extended with additional dilutions
• Site specific calibration required to meet total PAH analysis

Sample preparation

• Soil samples require prior extraction using the sample extraction kit (sold separately).
• The sample extraction kit provides materials for 12 soil sample extractions
• Water samples must be diluted three parts sample to one part methanol to prevent adsorptive loss

Sampling time

• Soil extraction time is typically two minutes per sample plus assay run time of approximately 60 minutes

Specificity

The total PAHs (sum of 16 PAH compounds) of the indicated contaminant types in soil samples are expressed below, at each of the three kit calibrator (standards) levels, in units comparable to results from GC method 8270 or HPLC method 8310.

The RaPIDAssay® PAH immunoassay test does not differentiate between phenanthrene and other polyaromatic hydrocarbons.The table below shows compounds at the limit of quantitation (LOQ) - an approximate concentration required to yield a positive result at the lowest standard.The IC50 is the concentration required to inhibit one-half of the colour produced by the negative control. It is also used to calculate cross-reactivity values to similar compounds.

Test kit components

• Antibody coated magnetic particles for analysis of 100 test tubes
• Diluent zero, wash, enzyme conjugate, colour development, stop reagents and wash solution
• Standards for 2, 10 and 50 ppb as Phenanthrene
• Kit control as 25 ppb as Phenanthrene
• Disposable test tubes
• Test kit instructions

Storage & precautions

• Shelf life is typically one year from date of manufacture, with specific kit expiration date information provided on product packaging
• Reagents must be stored at 39° to 46°F (4° to 8°C) when not in use
• Store at ambient temperature 64° to 81°F (18° to 27°C) is acceptable for day of use
• Kits must be brought to 64° to 81°F (18° to 27°C) before use
• Do not expose colour solution to direct sunlight

Required test materials

• PAH 100 test tube kit (A00157)
• Sample extraction kit(for soil samples only) (A00160EA)

Required test equipment

• RaPID Assay accessory kit which contains (6050100 (P)/6997010 (R)): RPA-II RaPID analyser (6000081), Printer (6000082), Magnetic separation rack (A00004C), Repeator pipet (A00008), Adjustable volume pipet (A00176), Vortex mixer (A00014), Portable balance (A00131), Digital timer (A00015)
• Repeator pipet tips (A00009)
• Adjustable pipet tips (A00013)

Other recommended materials

• Latex gloves
• Liquid and solid waste containers
• Calculator
• Absorbant paper for blotting
• Marking pen

Will last for approximately 2 boxes of reagent or 20 vials; nontoxic, 2% sodium chloride solution; shelf life is one year at RT.

AZF686060 Microtox Acute Starter Pack by Modern Water

Only available with purchase of M500 analyser. Includes the following:

• 1 AZF686018 Microtox® Acute Reagent 10 vials
• 1 AZF686011 Microtox® Diluent
• 1 AZF686019 Microtox® Osmotic Adjusting Sol'n
• 2 AZF686016 Microtox® Reconstitution Solution
• 1 686005 Disposable Glass Cuvettes: 400x

2125-050-PL AlgaeChek Ultra - Chlorophyll-a, Turbidity, Phycoerythrin by Modern Water

The portable fluorometer provides a cost-effective solution to monitor the effects of organic pollution, identify potentially harmful cyanobacteria and turbidity. AlgaeChek Ultra can be configured to detect up to three parameters.

Chlorophyll-a provides an indication of the algal biomass and is often used as an indicator water quality and nutrient pollutants. Phycoerythrin and phycocyanin are pigments found in marine and freshwater cyanobacteria. Many species of cyanobacteria produce toxins that can be harmful to human health or have significant environmental impact.

AlgaeChek Ultra operates in a different fashion to a single wavelength fluorometer, providing information about the proportion of different light harvesting pigments in the algal sample being analysed. AlgaeChek Ultra uses the principle that energy absorbed by the light-harvesting pigments is rapidly transferred to Chlorophyll-a, where it is used to initiate a cycle of photosynthesis. A proportion of the energy absorbed, however, is re-emitted as Chlorophyll a fluorescence with a peak at 682nm. All versions of AlgaeChek Ultra come with a Chlorophyll-a channel as standard, two other channels can then be selected between turbidity and phycoerythrin and phycocyanin-pigments that are prevalent in many cyanobacteria based algae.

The system can combine a sensor with a depth rating of 600m with either a wireless roamer and PDA or laptop connectivity. It provides a low-cost high-performance sensor for marine, freshwater or process applications. A Windows based interface is provided that allows the user to both plot and record time stamped data when operating the AlgaeChek directly from a PC.

• Miniature, low cost multiwavelength fluorometer
• Range of excitation wave length configurations available
• Chlorophyll-a flourescence detection at 685nm
• Digital output in engineering units
• Additional analogue output as standard
• User selectable sampling rate, 0.1Hz - 3Hz
• Internal referencing of excitation intensity
• Rejection of ambient daylight
• Low noise, high sensitivity

Applications

• Algal class studies
• Chlorophyll-a monitoring
• Environmental monitoring
• Cell culture monitoring
• Particulate studies
• Moored, profiled, towed or ROV/ AUV platforms

Process explained

Fluorescence is the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light. In most cases, the emitted light has a longer wavelength, and therefore lower energy, than the absorbed light. Fluorometry is the measurement of this fluorescence. Different molecules absorb and emit light at specific wavelengths. In order to effectively use fluorometry as a tool for environmental analysis the specific wavelengths of the absorbed and emitted light for the target molecules/compounds needs to be known. Modern Water fluorometers use LED light source to excite the molecules and then measure the emittance at the desired wavelength. The intensity of the emitted light provides the concentration of the target compound.

SD50970 QuickChek Atrazine (10 test kit) Requires QuickChek Reader by Modern Water

Atrazine is one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States and Australia. Since 2001 it is the most commonly detected pesticide in drinking water supplies in the United States.

Why test for atrazine?

Many research studies have associated long term exposure to atrazine with being toxic to wildlife, impairing the human immune system and causing birth defects. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has acknowledged the harmful effects and has limited its use to only be applied by a pesticide professional, with the exception for lawn care, turf and conifer trees.

In 2013, 73.7 million pounds of the chemical compound was applied in the United States and was used on more than half of all corn crops and up to 90% of sugar cane. High levels of contamination in water have been found especially in the Midwest and Southern United States making the requirement for a quick test kit to measure the amount of atrazine in water essential.

How can QuickChek Atrazine help you?

QuickChek™ Atrazine strip test produces results in just 10 minutes using the rapid enzyme immunoassay strip method and is ideal for detecting atrazine in both drinking water and environmental water samples. It has excellent analytical precision with a detection range from just 0.75 ppb to 10 ppb.

This innovative technology saves operators and laboratories both time and resources when compared to costly analytical instrumentation that can take over an hour to achieve results. This enables plant operators to take faster corrective action when atrazine levels spike due to storm water runoff.

Basic Test Procedure

• Prepare sample
• Add contents of dropper pipet to reagent well of cassette
• Incubate for 10 minutes
• Insert cassette into strip reader
• Select 'Read sample'
• Record email results

Test kit components

• 10 strip tests
• Test kit instructions
• Dropper pipette

Four result categories

• Below detection level
• Less than 1.0 ppb
• Less than 3.0 ppb
• ≥3.0 ppb and ≤10.0 ppb and higher
• Higher than 10.0 ppb

Four result categories

• Below detection level
• Less than 1.0 ppb
• Less than 3.0 ppb
• ≥3.0 ppb and ≤10.0 ppb and higher
• Higher than 10.0 ppb

Storage & precautions

• Shelf life is typically one year from date of manufacture, with specific kit expiration date information provided on product packaging.

6050400A EnviroGard Accessory Kit by Modern Water

Kit contains:

• SmartReader
• Photometer with rugged Tablet
• Balance
• Positive Displacement Pipet
• Repeater Pipet

Product training at Modern Water