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ITS 2010 Fall and winter trade show dates announced

marketing — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:43:11 +0000

Look for the ITS booth/stand at the following worldwide tradeshows:

Middle East Pool & Spa Show
Dubai, UAE / Sep 26 – 28, 2010 / Stand # 516
PIE
Monterrey, CA / Oct 1-2, 2010 / Booth # 306
Weftec 2010
New Orleans, LA / Oct 4-6, 2010 / Booth # 7013
World Water Park
San Antonio, TX / Oct 8-9, 2010 / Booth # 713
NCLCCA Conference
Greensboro, NC/ Oct 21-23, 2010 /
IPSPE
Las Vegas, NV / Nov 3-5, 2010 / Booth # 323
WWEM
Telford, England / Nov 10-11, 2010 / Stand # 41
WQTC
Savannah, GA / Nov 14-16, 2010 /
NGWA
Las Vegas, NV / Dec 8-9, 2010 / Booth # 950

ITS announces the new eXact® Micro 8 Photometer

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:58:13 +0000

Exact, economical and fast water quality results without all the guesswork!

The recent success of eXact® Micro 7+ has driven ITS to develop an all new handheld photometer for testing even more water quality parameters using its proven eXact® technology. The robust eXact® Micro 8 Advanced Photometer is the perfect solution for testing Iron (Fe+2/Fe+3), pH, Ammonia, Phosphate, Sulfide, and Cyanide in water. The eXact® Micro 8 also offers a Transmission mode that can be used to test an additional 11 parameters including Hardness, Chloride/Salt, Biguanide, Alkalinity, and more. With a built in cell and the patented eXact® Strip reagent delivery system, the waterproof (IP-67) eXact® Micro 8 is easy to operate and provides rapid, accurate results. These features make it ideal for consumers and professionals alike. It comes with a 2-year warranty, automatic built-in timer for streamlined testing, and 140 test memory while fitting comfortably in your hand. The eXact® Micro 8 gives laboratory results without the guesswork of color matching.

New report – What’s in Your Water?

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:58:13 +0000

A new article published today lists common contaminants found in drinking water. We have tests for EVERY parameter listed, please visit our website for details.

“New studies have found a host of nasties in H2O. Women’s Heath investigates what’s really flowing from the faucet.” Click here to read the article.

Haitian relief group using our meters for field water quality testing

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:44:57 +0000

We’d like to share this customer testismonal with you from Bill Horan, President of Operation Blessing International. Bill leads one of many relief efforts in Haiti with a focus on delivering clean drinking water. He is using our eXact Micro 7+ and Chlorine photometers for field testing.

Port-au-Prince Haiti

Dear Ivars,

It was such a great pleasure meeting you and your team in Chicago. I especially appreciated the time you and your family members spent to explain the details of your products and the testing process.

I am in Haiti now at the end of a 12-day trip. I have been using the Chlorine tester every day in a variety of ways. The photos (feel free to use them) attached were taken at Zanmi Beni, a home for disabled orphans that we operate along with Partners in Health (www.pih.org). The test equipment has enabled us to fine tune the chlorine content that we inject into the well water that supplies the children’s home. I’m happy to report that we have it holding at 2.2ppm. No more guessing games trying to determine what shade of blue the test strips are…I love it!

The other two photos were taken today at Zanmi Beni Children’s Home when David Darg (OBI Director of Disaster Relief) was testing the water therapy pool for chlorine content. Today’s test revealed that our Haitian maintenance guy had inadvertently turned off the chlorine feed.

The other evening I was in Port-au-Prince visiting a displaced persons camp. My friend Dr Marhone (Haiti’s Director of Nutrition) who lost her home in the quake is living in the camp and running a field clinic there. As I was getting ready to leave, she asked me to please “test the camp water.” She explained that Caritas was delivering water to a bladder storage tank in the camp, and that the last two times she drank from it, she suffered from diarrhea. I pulled a sample, brought it to our HQ and filled one of the coliform EZ test bottles that you sent me. I placed the sample on a window sill in the direct sun, and about 24 hours later, it turned DARK blue! I had also run a chlorine test and learned that there was only a trace (.02) of chlorine in the water.

I reported test results to Dr Marhone as well as to Bill Clinton’s UN Office of the Special Envoy to Haiti. I pointed out that the contaminated water was especially dangerous because of the camp resident’s “perception of purity.”

Caritas is a highly trusted organization in Haiti. Mothers have so much faith in Caritas that they give the water to their infants and children. I don’t have to tell you what happens next…disease at best, and all too often, death of the very young.

My complaint, backed up by detailed test results, brought an immediate response from Caritas. I havent been back to get another sample, but am confident that the camp water is now contains safe levels of chlorine.

Thanks again for the short course on testing!

All the best,

Bill Horan

President

Operation Blessing International

www.ob.org

LEADQuick demo video from AWWA show

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:02:57 +0000

VIDEO: ITS President Ivars Jaunakais is interviewed at the AWWA ACE 10 show in Chicago about the new eXact LEADQuick photometer. Video requires Flash plug in.

The eXact LEADQuick Photometer Chosen for AWWA ACE10 New Product Technology Showcase

editor — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:22:12 +0000

We are proud to announce our eXact^® LEADQuick™ photometer was chosen by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) to be featured at the 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE) New Product Technology Showcase. Only six of the newest and most innovative products servicing the water industry were picked to be featured in this exclusive exhibit area. The eXact^® LEADQuick™ photometer uses a modified method that detects low levels of Lead in potable water. The 3-minute procedure is ideal for determining EPA’s MCL (Maximum Containment Level) of 15 µg/L lead in water. Click here to see a video of it in action here!

For more information about the eXact® LEADQuick™ photometer, visit the AWWA ACE10 New Product Technology Showcase or visit our booth (#1959) for a demonstration.

Nitrates gone wild in California

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:31:23 +0000

The water supply of over 2 million Californians has been exposed to harmful levels of nitrates over the past 15 years, a period marked by lax regulatory efforts to contain the colorless and odorless contaminant, a California Watch investigation has found. Read the shocking story in today’s San Francisco Chronicle.

ITS President Ivars Jaunakais educates customers on lead

marketing — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:34:00 +0000

May’s Water Technology Magazine features an interview with our president Ivars on lead and how to educate customers.

Please click here to read the entire story.

ITS develops a new method for testing Peracetic Acid levels

marketing — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:06:50 +0000

Peracetic acid is a disinfectant and powerful oxidizer, used in a wide range of applications primarily in the food industry. We are proud to announce our newest visual test strip method – WaterWorks™ Peracetic Acid (#480065) test strips.

WaterWorks™ Peracetic Acid test strips are a quick and reliable way to check water quality without the hassle of reagent drops or bulky test kits. This easy visual dip and read method takes only 32 seconds. Simply dip the strip into the sample for 2 seconds, shake and wait 10 seconds for color development and match the strip to the color blocks within 20 seconds. The strip’s low detection levels are 0, 2, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 100 ppm. No sample dilution is required and a 3-year shelf life makes the WaterWorks™ Peracetic Acid the preferred choice for Peracetic Acid field testing levels. WaterWorks™ Peracetic Acid test strips are available for $9.99 for 50 tests.

We’ve also released the new eXact Micro reagent strip for Peracetic Acid (#486670) for use with the eXact Micro 7+ advanced photometer (#486691).

eXact Micro 7+ photometer receives recognition

marketing — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:52:14 +0000

For more than two decades, the Design News Awards Program has recognized engineering innovation and creativity in product design. This year, Golden Mousetrap awards were given in four major categories: Electronics, Motion Control/Automation, Hardware/Software, Materials/Fastening/Joining/Assembly, and 20 subcategories. Their editors gathered a record number of entries and, based on their expertise in each technology area, painstakingly selected the finalists. We are proud to announce our eXact Micro 7+ Advanced Photometer is a finalist in the Test & Measurement field. Winners will be announced this week.

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