Drinking Water Analysis

By maintaining rigorous testing protocols and accurate measurements, drinking water labs ensure that the water consumed by the public is safe, clean, and free from pollutants that could pose health risks. With growing demands for clean water and heightening testing requirements, reliable automated analyzers and sample preparation systems are playing an ever-growing role in helping laboratories achieve their testing needs.

Efficient Automation, Uncompromised Quality

SEAL Segmented Flow Analyzers and SEAL Discrete Analyzers are used in drinking water labs worldwide, testing for nutrient levels and water quality to determine treatment optimization as well as analyzing water samples to verify health-based and aesthetic standards. The automation of your water chemistry will bring a previously unattainable level of sensitivity, speed, and precision to your water analysis. All water analyzers are supplied with detailed method descriptions, including reagent make up, flow diagrams, and specific application notes.

Biological Oxygen Demand (also known as Biochemical Oxygen Demand) automation is one of the most common applications for water laboratories. SEAL Analytical offers cost-effective, regulation-compliant solutions for labs looking to automate BOD analysis and to avoid the associated time consuming and error prone tasks involved in manual analysis.

Our Expertise

By choosing SEAL Analytical as your water analysis technology partner, you’re choosing analyzers designed specifically for environmental laboratories and supported by more than 60 years of experience in environmental analysis automation.

All our analyzers offer regulatory-compliant methods for approved use under EPA, ISO, and more. The best instrument for your application depends on factors unique to your needs such as sample throughput, available space, automation level, range requirements, and detection limits.

Discrete Analyzers

SEAL discrete analyzers offer the ideal compact solution for the chemical analysis of water, offering detection limits well-suited for wastewater, drinking water, and other environmental applications. These analyzers are capable of running our full environmental methods list out of the box without any additional hardware or method changeover needed.

Segmented Flow Analyzers

Our segmented flow analyzers offer the lowest detection limits available for automated colorimetric analysis. With a wide range of methods, sample-splitting into multiple channels, and options for inline sample pretreatment, these continuous flow analyzers are workhorses for laboratories looking for high-throughput testing.

Inline gas diffusion allows for a streamlined, automated alternative to distillation for both ammonia and cyanide testing, eliminating tedious tasks that take analysts away from other critical responsibilities.

Automated BOD Analysis

The MiniLab Robotics BOD Series provides automated BOD options for labs of all sizes, ranging from compact models with 12-bottle capacity to larger custom models handling thousands of bottles per day. The robotic arms can be customized to handle multiple steps in the BOD analysis procedure. With a sturdy frame, encoded motors, and intelligent programming, the MiniLab system will maintain alignment and accurately carry out the specified automated solution.

Common Methods for Drinking Water Analysis

With over 1,000 methods developed, we offer many applications for the drinking water analysis. With each lab’s needs being unique, we have only listed our most common applications here. If you are looking for a specific application, please contact our sales team. Select a specific analyzer to discover more information including ranges and method references.