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Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) Test Kits Are Back

We are excited to announce that Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) test kits are returning to CHEMetrics! Protect Your Systems with Reliable MBT Monitoring MBT is commonly used in water treatment formulations to prevent corrosion of copper and copper-containing metals. This kit is ideal for monitoring high MBT concentrations in closed-loop cooling water systems and utility condensers, where…

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Why Accuracy Matters: The Hidden Costs of Inaccurate Water Test Results

In water testing, accuracy isn’t a luxury, it’s a baseline requirement. Whether you’re managing a municipal water supply, running a wastewater treatment facility, overseeing an industrial cooling system, or monitoring environmental conditions in the field, your decisions are only as sound as the data you base them on. Yet, inaccurate water test results are more…

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Wastewater Testing Challenges: Solutions for Accurate Analysis

Accurate and reliable wastewater testing is crucial for ensuring environmental compliance, safeguarding public health, and optimizing treatment processes. Wastewater treatment facilities play a vital role in managing water quality by removing contaminants before the treated water is released back into the environment or reused. Central to these efforts is the ability to monitor key water…

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Monochloramine As A Disinfectant In Water

Water disinfection is a key step in water treatment for the wastewater and drinking water industries. Disinfection renders dangerous pathogens inert, preventing disease. Water utilities use various methods to disinfect water, but chlorine and monochloramine are two of the most common chemicals they rely on. Many people are familiar with chlorine, but awareness of monochloramine…

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High Range HR CHEMets

Measuring at High Ranges with Direct-Read Test Kits Need rapid results without compromising simplicity? High Range – or HR CHEMets – direct–read kits are the perfect solution. What are HR CHEMets? HR CHEMets Test Kits are direct-read colorimetric visual test kits offering high range concentration testing. They use the same self-filling vacuum-sealed ampoule as a…

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Updates to CHEMetrics’ Product SDSs and Labels

Please be aware that CHEMetrics product SDSs and labels are actively being updated. This process began in December 2023 and will continue adjusting and implementing it over the coming months. The goal of these changes is to ensure that all product regulatory information is compliant and clearly presented on our products. This means that there…

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Upcoming Changes To Ammonia Test Kits

Ammonia Test Kits Update The CHEMetrics Nessler Ammonia product line has been providing a reliable and straightforward means to measure ammonia in water for decades. The K-1503 and K-1523 Vacu-vials tests have been very successful, despite the limitation of the 2-month shelf-life. In September 2023 we addressed the short shelf-life of K-1503 by launching K-1513,…

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CHEMetrics Q1 2024 Product Line Updates

Introduction Q1 2024 was a busy time at CHEMetrics! We have made a lot of updates to our product lines and website to help increase our production flexibility, response time, order accuracy, and on-time delivery. These changes encompassed product labels, packaging, new products, and part # retirements. To help make sense of the different part number…

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New Product: Test Kits for Corrosion Inhibitors Utilizing Rose Bengal Chemistry

Two New Filming Amine Test Kits Available CHEMetrics has developed new test kits utilizing the Rose Bengal chemistry for measuring residual corrosion inhibitors like film forming amines (FFA) in boiler systems. K-1013 features our Vacu-vials® ampoules and is compatible with a CHEMetrics V-3000 photometer or spectrophotometers that accept a 13mm round cell. Alternatively, a K-1013…

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VACUettes Packaging will now have the tips in a small plastic box within a resealable plastic bag.

Upcoming Changes to CHEMetrics VACUettes® High Range Visual Colorimetric Tests

What is Changing? In the coming days you will notice a change to the packaging for all VACUettes products. The VACUettes capillary tips will no longer be attached to the test ampoule. Instead, the tips will now be supplied in a small plastic box packaged alongside the CHEMets refill containing the ampoules. If you are…

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