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Category: Test Kits and Reagents

Zero Calibration with Nanocolor Tube Tests

December 30, 2020December 29, 2020 Sarah Brudenell Leave a comment

Nanocolor tube tests are produced by Macherey Nagel and contain pre-dosed reagents housed within a 16mm cuvette. They are designed…

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How can I check chlorine levels after using chlorine disinfection tablets?

July 6, 2020November 3, 2022 Sarah Brudenell Leave a comment

Instachlor tablets by Palintest are rapidly dissolving chlorine tablets that can be used for a number of disinfection and water…

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Advantages of CE marked pH-Fix test strips

August 28, 2018August 22, 2018 Vikki Scovell 1 Comment

pH-Fix are Macherey-Nagel’s range of non bleeding pH test strips which provide a number of clever and useful features.

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VISOCOLOR- Visual Test Kits

August 10, 2018April 13, 2022 Vikki Scovell

Visual test kits are a cheap, quick and easy way to test for different parameters in water samples. The VISOCOLOR…

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Macherey – Nagel VISOCOLOR Powder Pillows

July 9, 2018August 7, 2020 Vikki Scovell

Macherey-Nagel have a selection of VISOCOLOR Powder Pillows available for free Chlorine, total Chlorine and pH photometric determination.

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Peroxide Detection in Olive Oil

January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 Luke Scicluna

Peroxides are products generated from the breakdown of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the oil. They build up slowly over time…

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The Pocket Colorimeter for LCK Phosphate testing

What’s the difference between Phosphate tests for Orthophosphate, Total Phosphorous, Acid Hydrolyzable Phosphates and Organic Phosphates?

May 19, 2017September 15, 2020 Karen Lemon

Phosphate tests are often stated as reporting Orthophosphate or Total Phosphorous, but can also give other parameters like Acid Hydrolyzable…

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Coliform

Quick and easy test for Coliform Bacteria

November 30, 2016December 21, 2016 Emma Atkin

A common indicator of the sanitary quality of foods and water is the presence of Coliform bacteria. These are rod-shaped,…

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Western Blot and ELISA assays

What are the differences between Western Blot and ELISA assays?

October 5, 2016November 3, 2022 Lucy Cook

What are the differences between Western Blot and ELISA assays? What is Western Blot? Western blot is an analytical technique used to…

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SU-5 Test Kit

Does the SU-5 Kit test for free or total sulphites?

May 4, 2016April 22, 2016 Sophie Bryant

The SU-5 test kit from Hach tests for Total Sulphites by a simple drop-count method. The true method can be…

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What is the difference between standard and Mercury Free COD vials? Can I switch to Mercury Free vials?

April 6, 2016September 14, 2018 Sophie Bryant

COD tests are vital in many industries for the monitoring of effluent and discharge consent. The most common test method…

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Pouring milk into a glass

A quick test for correct pasteurisation in milk

March 30, 2016March 29, 2016 Sophie Bryant

Pasteurisation (or pasteurization) is used in a range of liquid food and drink products to kill bacteria, making it less…

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