Comparison of Detection Systems for Waterborne Pathogens

Ready identification of waterborne pathogens, from manufacturing to municipalities, is vital to ensuring the purity and safety of a water supply. This critical function has traditionally been accomplished through discrete "grab sample" collection and laboratory analysis. Although, this remains the standard approach to monitoring for waterborne pathogens, it is a wholly ineffective one. Although the grab-sample method provides a glimpse into a static location at a singular moment in time, it does not offer comprehensive, nor continuous insight into the water system as a whole. Moreover, delays incurred in sample transportation and analysis result in substantially postponed breech identification, excessive correction costs and significant health and safety risk.

The following chart depicts essential testing characteristics for BioSentry and the traditional water sampling methods:

Methods Comparison

 

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