ITT's WTW and OI Analytical instrument brands offer a range of measurement options for the detection of the carcinogenic hexavalent chromium (chromium VI) in drinking-water supplies.
ITT Analytics' range of advanced technology and simple screening tests will help US water utilities to achieve the fast and accurate measurement of the cancer-causing element in water while meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines.
The company will showcase its range of measurement options within Booth 3761 at Pittcon 2011, which runs from 14 to 17 March in Atlanta, Georgia.
The US Department of Health and Human Services, the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the US EPA have determined that chromium VI is a carcinogen.
Humans and animals exposed to chromium VI in drinking water have an increased risk of gastrointestinal tumours.
A recent study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-profit research organisation, demonstrated chromium VI in the drinking water of 31 out of 35 US cities tested with high levels in samples from Norman, Oklahoma, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Riverside, California.
The US EPA has advised US water utilities to test more carefully for its presence in water supplies.
Chris McIntire, president of ITT Analytics, said: 'ITT Analytics continues to invest in the development of innovative products and technologies and, more importantly, provides the tools required to analyse the safety of our drinking water.
'We make it simple for customers to comply with the current EPA regulatory standards,' added McIntire.
WTW products from ITT Analytics provide simple, cost-effective tests for the measurement of chromium VI in the field or the lab.
The WTW Photoflex photometer offers a simple portable lab while the Photolab 6100 VIS research-grade spectrophotometer offers flexibility while minimising bench space.
Chemistry test kits, available in a variety of sensitivity levels, all meet the current EPA chromium VI detection limits.
The OI Analytical DA 3500 discrete analyser from ITT Analytics measures multiple analytes (such as chromium VI, phosphate and nitrite) concurrently, allowing samples to be analysed immediately upon receipt in the laboratory.
This colorimetric chemistry analyser enables drinking-water facilities to analyse samples for chromium VI within 24 hours as required by the US EPA.
