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Resources. Over the years we've tackled some gritty questions around soil and water testing for homes, industry, environment, agriculture and education. So if you're going round in circles over recycling or embarrased because you can't explain redox potential in sediments then start with some of our 'to-the-point" resources. Start on the Downloads page then checkout the Links page. The Mini guides page tackles a range of topics. Don't forget Dr Tim's Water blog for real life case studies. The Newsletter features key topics relevant to particular industries or interests.

Chemetrics kits - easy and convenient to use for on site testing.Chemetrics test kits are designed for ease of use with minimal preparation and handling of chemicals. The Chemetrics technologies provide self contained reagents in vacuum sealed ampoules. They provide methods for normal and high range analytes. At Apps Laboratories we have been using Chemetrics kits for dissolved oxygen, hardness, calcium, chlorine and other analytes for several years. They are easy to use in the lab and are the method of choice for many field situations. You can find them under Chemical test kits. Chemetrics offer a comprehensive range of test kits for industrial, process and boiler water testing.

Regular cartridge changes help keep your filter working efficiently. Its easy to forget to change your filter cartridges. The first thing you might notice is a drop in water flow. Blocked cartridges of all kinds can also act as breeding grounds for bacteria. Its especially important to change carbon cartridges so that chemicals and tastes are effectively reduced. Order cartridges online at Water filter cartridges.

More news from the Lab - How to get a water test, Easy bacteria tests in the classroom.

Water filters - can you afford not to have one? The range includes sediment and carbon cartridge filters and reverse osmosis filters.

Water filters are now over at Water Doctor water filters.

Quick guides Choosing a test meter. Not all test meters are equal. It's important to find one that measures just what you want. Read more


Soil tests you can do: Easy to use kits and test strips put you back in control of your soil fertility. Read more. For ultimate convenience the lamotte electronic soil testing lab tests for 15 major factors including major and minor nutrients. See it at Lamotte electronic soil lab.

Tech talk: Salinity. What those measurements mean. Salinity is a good overall measurement of the quality of your water. But not all salts are equal. Read more.

Water treatment - what are the options? Check out our Easy guide.

Measurements - which way?. With the large variety of test kits and meters available from the major suppliers it's hard to know which way to turn if you want to do some of your own testing. We're trying to clear the water so to speak by offering an overview of some of the key methods starting from the more commonly tested parameters. See Mini guides. For industry specific guides go to Newsletter then select the newsletter specific to your industry or interests.

HACCP - do you know your temperatures for food handling? Quick guide.

What's sharing your water? OK not all bacteria are bad, some almost friendly. But sometimes those little unpleasant ones muscle in on your water supply. What can you do about it? You can't frighten me.

New products: We're always searching out those nifty products that make your life easier. Here's the latest: Macherey Nagel Multistick test strips for aquariums. These measure carbonate hardness, total hardness and pH. See them at Multistick for Aquariums.

Soil test kits. We've introduced a new range of Lamotte test kits for agricultural soils, greenhouse soils, plant tissue testing and hydroponics. See them at Agricultural test kits.