Good Morning, Online water quality analyzers can help support water quality management and act as an early warning system for water utilities. However, most of the brands currently available in the market are not so reliable and/or accurate , as their manufacturers claim. They can't replace traditional "Grab" samples in the short run for many reasons. For examples , they do not analyze microbiological water quality , they can't differentiate b/w varios disinfection species ( Chl. or ClO2, for instance).
Published by Mohammed Eid, O&M Division Manager at AADC
Good Morning, Online water quality analyzers can help support water quality management and act as an early warning system for water utilities. However, most of the brands currently available in the market are not so reliable and/or accurate , as their manufacturers claim. They can't replace traditional "Grab" samples in the short run for many reasons. For examples , they do not analyze microbiological water quality , they can't differentiate b/w varios disinfection species ( Chl. or ClO2, for instance).