Almost every product we use today requires massive amounts of water for production. On an elementary level, the process of refining and producing raw materials such as metal, fuel, oil, lumber, chemicals, paper, and plastic demands water.
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As our oceans become overfished and the world’s population continues to grow in size, aquaculture has become a massive global industry and secure food source. The percent of seafood supplied by the aquaculture industry has risen from a mere seven percent in 1974 to over 44 percent of all seafood consumed today.
Reliable technology for monitoring water quality is integral to ensuring that the food we eat, the beverages we drink, and the water we come in contact with are safe and healthy to consume.
There are a variety of PH testers on the market, and each is designed with a different application in mind. To choose the best pH tester, it’s important to know what features to look for based on your intended use.
TDS stands for total dissolved solids. Like the name suggests, TDS testers allow users to evaluate the amount of ionized solids dissolved in a liquid or solution without going through the trouble of evaporating the liquid and weighing the residual elements. H2O has a TDS value of zero—in other words, there are no dissolved elements in pure water that have an electrical charge. Because ionized solids will boost the electrical conductivity (EC) of water, the amount of TDS is gauged using an electrical current that measures EC levels.
You may have heard of ORP, but what does it mean and what role does it play in water-quality testing? We’ve laid out the basics of ORP to help you get up to speed.