Camlab has introduced Man-Tech Associates' range of automated water quality analysers, including systems for Biochemial Oxygen Demand (BOD) measurement process by day and titration by night.
The PC-BOD system, which is designed to automate the 5- and 7-day BOD analysis method, simplifies the complex BOD measurement procedure required by many discharge consents to analyse the quality of wastewater.
The system is designed to automate dilution water, seed and inhibitor addition as well as rinsing procedures, thus simplifying the whole measurement process for BOD5.
Featuring a durable autosampler, the PC-BOD system provides a range of rack configurations to suit the users sample requirements all designed around the standard 300ml BOD bottle.
The rinse pump, liquid level sensor control and BOD probe-stirrer control are built into a compact module.
The pumps are designed to deliver accurate volumes at a speed which ensures sample trays can be completed in reasonable time-scales and a liquid level sensor ensures that no samples are overloaded.
The PC-BOD oxygen measurement is delivered by a standard BOD probe allowing for easy replacement when required.
The PC-BOD enables laboratories to conform to regulations such as Standard Methods 5210B, 21st edition; Standard Methods 5210B, 20th edition; and DIN EN 1899-1.
Camlab can also configure a number of variants of the PC-BOD technology to address differing laboratory operating requirements.
The cost-effective PC-BOD Mini system, with an 11-bottle capacity, is suitable for laboratories needing to prepare and analyse samples for BOD5 at a rate of five to 50 samples a day, for three, five or seven days per week.
The key element of all of the PC-BOD systems is the software used for the BOD calculation, the Man-tech BOD software offers a significant improvement on the built in calculation in many commercial dissolved oxygen meters.
The software and autosampler setup are seamlessly linked in one package on the control PC.
Offering a simple upgrade path, Man-Tech's PC-BOD/Titrate Duo enables laboratories to prepare and analyse samples for BOD5 then, with the simple change of a rack and probe holder, analyse different samples for pH, conductivity, alkalinity, turbidity and more.
The system allows organisations to carry out BOD sampling and titration with a single integrated system.
The PC-BOD/Titrate Duo is best suited for environmental laboratories with smaller to medium sized throughput.
The duo system can be purchased as an upgrade to an existing PC-BOD or PC-Titrate system, ensuring upgrade flexibility whatever the initial purchase.
