Aquagenx Technical Brief – General Water Quality Sampling Guidelines for Drinking Water

by Aquagenx | Apr 19, 2016 | News & Press Releases

Aquagenx published a new technical brief, “General Water Quality Sampling Guidelines for Drinking Water.” It includes advice on the number of samples to test, sampling frequency and corrective actions to improve water quality. No registration is required to download...

Engineers Without Borders-Los Angeles Uses Aquagenx CBT Kit and Makes Startling Discovery About Tanzanian Village’s Water Supply

by Aquagenx | Apr 5, 2016 | News & Press Releases

CBT Kit revealed their main source for drinking water was highly contaminated with E. coli bacteria   Chapel Hill, NC – Engineers Without Borders-Los Angeles Professional Chapter (EWB-LA) is developing an improvement project for the tap water system in...

Aquagenx Technical Brief – Presence/Absence vs. Quantitative Water Quality Tests

by Aquagenx | Mar 21, 2016 | News & Press Releases

Aquagenx published a new technical brief that explains the differences between Presence/Absence (PA) and quantitative water quality tests for E. coli. It also outlines which applications and scenarios are best suited for PA and quantitative tests. PA tests provide...

Remote Community in Nicaragua Benefits from Millennium Water Alliance and WaterAid Nicaragua Using Aquagenx CBT Kit to Test Drinking Water Quality

by Aquagenx | Mar 16, 2016 | News & Press Releases

Chapel Hill, NC – Water quality testing in rural, remote locations has been extremely difficult to do. Laboratories are often unavailable and can take a long time to provide test results. Other bacteriological testing methods are too complex, impractical and...

IWA Journal Paper on CBT and E. coli in Public Water Sources in Haiti

by Aquagenx | Feb 26, 2016 | News & Press Releases

Abstract: “Semi-quantitative estimation of Escherichia coli levels in public drinking water sources in northern Haiti” Prior research in Milot, Haiti documented that public water sources are commonly fecally contaminated, as indicated by the presence ofEscherichia...

IWA Journal of Water and Health Publishes Paper on CBT in Rural Nicaragua

by Aquagenx | Feb 25, 2016 | News & Press Releases

Abstract “Well water quality in rural Nicaragua using a low-cost bacterial test and microbial source tracking” Water related diseases, particularly diarrhea, are major contributors to morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Monitoring water quality on a...