Water Analysis

Earth is the ‘blue planet’ because water covers almost 71% of its surface. A universal beverage and a liquid essential for sustenance, water is found almost everywhere on our planet in varying forms. The availability of water from different sources and its significance in the ecosystem make water testing crucial at an industrial and individual level.

Based on the water sample source as well as individual client needs – determined by end usage – the type of water testing or analysis required differs. Water analysis helps to ascertain the composition and purity of water, thereby classifying it as suitable or unsuitable for use. Water analysis or testing involves measuring the quality of water based on physical, chemical, and microbiological characteristics. Further, water testing needs to be done at regular intervals since the nature and composition of water can change over time.

Water analysis ranges from simple water testing processes, where a single component is analyzed, to complex processes for multi-component analysis. Additionally, mineral water testing to determine whether it is potable involves separate analytical techniques as opposed to water for industrial use. Apart from input water sources, wastewater from industries also undergoes analysis. Water testing of industrial wastewater is often carried out to check for the presence of hazardous chemicals or harmful radiation traces and check for further pollution or damage to any water or land bodies to where they may be flushed out as effluents.

Water contamination and pollution are one of the leading causes of disease and death globally. According to a study in The Lancet, water pollution caused over 10 lakh deaths in 2015. About 100 crore of the global population falls ill annually due to unsafe water.

Damage to water bodies not only adversely affects the human population but is also detrimental to other ecological populations that lend balance to our sensitive ecosystem. Thus, water testing becomes critical from a health as well as ecological perspective.

Taking these multiple factors into consideration, Precise Analytics offers multiple tests for water samples using our well-equipped water testing labs and scientific expertise. Water testing is conducted to check: