| Safe drinking water is essential to good health yet it is | | | | there is no need for mains power or water. Perhaps |
| something that everyone in well developed countries | | | | one of the greatest benefits of this advancement in |
| such as the UK takes for granted. Perhaps this is | | | | technology is the fact that portable water test kits |
| because conventional methods of water quality testing | | | | which produce rapid results means that water |
| have relied on sophisticated laboratories and highly | | | | problems can be remedied more quickly. Not only does |
| trained technicians to carry out this extensive work. | | | | this benefit the health of thousands of people, it can |
| Not only are these methods expensive and time | | | | also help to save the lives of those who may have |
| consuming, they are also unavailable in developing | | | | come into contact with infected water. |
| countries who can't afford to have this testing done. | | | | Other advantages of portable water test kits are that |
| This raises many problems because without adequate | | | | more frequent testing is now possible, high levels of |
| water testing people may be drinking contaminated | | | | training are not required for using the kits and water |
| water containing viruses and bacteria which can lead | | | | test kits can test for specific applications such as |
| to fatal diseases. | | | | Arsenic Testing. |
| New technology has meant that portable water test | | | | One of the greatest advantages of portable kits is |
| kits are now freely available meaning that the quality | | | | that they allow people in isolated communities to |
| of water can be tested quicker, cheaper and much | | | | perform tests whereas as before this would not be |
| easier. Water testing can now be conducted in a | | | | possible as they do not have the facilities for lab - |
| variety of ways from low cost water test kits which | | | | based testing. As a result of this new testing, |
| are ideal for emergency situations where you need a | | | | communities have become more aware of the |
| rapid response, to more advanced, fixed site | | | | causes of contamination and more hygienic water - |
| laboratories that have the support of the latest | | | | handling practices have been promoted. |
| analytical instruments. | | | | With so many advantages of using water test kits it |
| The benefits of this new innovation in water testing | | | | seems like old - fashioned lab based testing is a thing |
| are endless. Not only is it a low cost way of getting a | | | | of the past. With constant research and development |
| quick response, but the portable water test kits are | | | | going into these kits it looks like their popularity is set to |
| fully portable and self - contained which means that | | | | increase even further over the next couple years. |