Water Quality Testing Blog

Water will be safer on airplanes thanks to the EPATuesday the EPA issued rules requiring airlines to test and disinfect the tap water served to passengers and used in plane bathrooms, an attempt to remedy bacteria contamination found in onboard water. The rules schedule for how frequently airlines must flush and disinfect the water systems on planes and test for coliform bacteria. The rules apply … READ MORE

Greater Charlotte Biz magazine featured our company and founders Daryl and Ivars Jaunakais in October’s issue. It celebrates our 20th year in business and ITS innovations in the water quality testing field. The web version can be found here, but we like the online flip through feature of the magazine. The story begins on page 30. … READ MORE

Why are test strips manufactured by ITS superior? Its a question we are asked often. Our test strips combine sensitivity and safety. That’s how SenSafe™ test strips got their name. What makes them unique is the patented aperture (window) technology. This unique design allows for the lowest sensitivity possible on a test strip. SenSafe™ test strips, when dipped in a water sample with a back and for … READ MORE

Another environmentally friendly and off beat story in swimming pools, A Minnesota company, Creative Water Solutions, envisions will keep tens of thousands of swimming pools clean while drastically reducing the use of chlorine by adding sphagnum moss to pool water. Moss keeps a pool’s biofilms under control, using less chlorine – just enough to kill free-floating bacteria. It also eliminates t … READ MORE

A study published this week by Alfred Bernard, PhD, of Catholic University of Louvain in Brussels, Belgium, examined 847 students aged 13 to 18 who went swimming in outdoor and indoor chlorinated pools. He found Chlorine may contribute to risk for asthma and nasal allergies to children. His report was published in the Sept. 14 issue of Pediatrics.The researchers note that chlorine and its by-produ … READ MORE