Analysis of water samples can consume substantial time and expense. Water utilities are on the lookout for ways to simplify tests while maintaining or improving accuracy.Now Hach Company has developed a hand-held analyzer that can perform tests for several parameters at once, in less time than by conventional testing methods. While designed mainly for use in the field, it has seen applications in water treatment plants and in the lab.The SL1000 Portable Parallel Analyzer (PPA) can perform two probe-based and four colorimetric measurements simultaneously. The colorimetric tests use the new Chemkey reagent delivery device, which uses the same chemistry Hach
