BWI: Palintest Launches Handheld Digital Chlorine Tester for Potable Water

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Palintest
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 09:30 AM IST (04:00 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Water; Technology; Healthcare
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Palintest Launches Handheld Digital Chlorine Tester for Potable Water


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Wednesday, February 17, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- Palintest Ltd., one of the world's leading companies in water quality analysis, has launched a new digital Chlorometer for fast, accurate and easy chlorine level measurement. The new product uses the tried and tested DPD standard method in conjunction with a photometric analyser to give near-instant results. This method produces highly accurate results and is not subject to interpretation errors that can come with a purely human visual colour judgement.

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The new Chlorometer is very easy to use, with just four intuitive buttons and a menu that uses universal symbols instead of individual languages on its LCD display screen. While its small size (150 x 65 x 40mm) and light weight (200g) make the unit ideal for in-field and on-site testing, its accuracy (± 0.02 @ 1 mg/l) makes it suitable for bench use in both laboratories and water treatment plants. Test ranges are 0.01-5.0 mg/l for Free and Total Chlorine levels, and 1-250 mg/l for Chlorine HR concentrations.

With an IP67 rating, the instrument is robust and waterproof, and can be supplied in either a hard or soft carry-case that also holds a store of reagents and test tubes. It uses only 2 AA batteries, giving around 5,000 readings thanks to its low power operation and auto switch-off setting when not in use. The zero reading is held in memory between uses, or can be reset for each test, while the new narrow band wavelength filters provide unparalleled wavelength accuracy for a handheld monitor.

About Palintest

Based in the United Kingdom, Palintest (www.palintest.com) is a specialized manufacturer of water analysis technology, with its origins dating back to 1870. In the 1950s, Dr. Thomas Palin joined the company after developing the principal of breakpoint chlorination for water and inventing the DPD testing method for chlorine levels in drinking water. The DPD method, though over 50 years old, is still the recognised standard chlorine test both in China and around the world. Through continued improvement, refinement and innovation, the company is now the world's leading producer of a full range of testing equipment and reagents for water, soil, and the environment.

About Halma

Halma p.l.c. (www.halma.com) is an international market leader in safety, health and sensor technology. Halma is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and has over 4000 employees in over 40 subsidiaries worldwide with a total turnover of over US$780m (2008). Halma's subsidiaries make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as manufacturing, energy, water and waste treatment, the environment, construction, transport and healthcare.

Halma recently opened a Hub office in Mumbai. For further news about Halma in India and to subscribe to the Halma India RSS News Feed please visit our blog at: http://halmapr.com/news/india/.


CONTACT DETAILS
Mr Kuniyur. J. Srinivasan, Country Head & Managing Director, Halma India, +91 (22) 42000700, Srini@halma.com
Damian Corbet, Halma Public Relations, +44 (0)20 8511 1821, dcorbet@halmapr.com

KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, WATER, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE

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