Chlorine/pH, Pool Tester Kit for 250 tst

General Description:
A simple field testing kit for the rapid measuring of free Chlorine and pH values in water, supplied with rapid dissolving tablets for min. 250 tests.

Technical Specifications:
This Emergency Water Testing Kit is composed of a Simple Chlorine/pH test kit (Pool Tester) for quick on-site visual measuring of residual chlorine (Free Available Chlorine (FAC)) and pH values in (drinking) water (colour comparator method), supplied with additional reagents in 250 tablets pack for both parameters to compose a kit which provides for more than 250 tests each of FAC and PH.

The Pool tester has one colorimetric scale for pH and one scale for Chlorine on the same transparent plastic material block.
Measuring ranges:
For Chlorine from 0.1 to 3.0 mg/l (approximately)
For pH from 6.8 to 8.2

This Testing Kit is basically containing and referring to following UNICEF material codes and specifications:

The standard kit S0000556 - Pool Tester, visual, block type
+ S0000555 DPD 1 (Free Chlorine) rapid dissolving tablets 250 pack
+ S0000561 Phenol Red rapid dissolving tablets 250 pack
All packed together in an appropriate housing (simple bag, case or clamshell) to constitute an integrated kit, including the instructions for use.

Packaging and labeling:
The kit is packed in a free standing/hanging clamshell or similar with the instructions.

Instructions for use:
The kit is used for the rapid checking of the level of Free Available Chlorine and pH in water

Transport and Storage:
Packaging: The kit is packed in appropriate housing (simple bag, case or clamshell) to constitute an integrated kit, including the instructions for use

Weight/Volume:
Estimated weight: 0.25 kg
Estimated volume: 1.1 cdm

Instruction for use:
This kit can be used for surveillance and monitoring of water quality after treatment, i.e. Chlorine content in pipelines, in water storage tanks, in treatment plants, at the consumer level etc. The kit is used for the rapid checking of the level of Free Available Chlorine and pH in water

Precondition for utilisation:
For use by trained staff
Requires adequate complementary consumables (once the supplied 250 each DPD and pH tablets are consumed).

Complementary Requirements to be ordered separately:
S0000555 - Chlorine test (Free), DPD Nº1, Rapid diss. tabs, 250 Tab. /Pack.
S0000559 - Chlorine test (Combined), DPD Nº3, Rapid tabs, 250 Tab. /Pack. S0000561 - Phenol Red, Rapid dissolving tablets, 250 Tab. /Pack

Emergency scenarios:
Useful in all emergencies with drinking water treatment by Chlorinated disinfection products
Primary to be used in monitoring water quality

Context in which item is mainly used: On site testing.

Target population:
Ranges from household water storage to urban bulk water system.

Emergency scenarios where the item should not be used:
Distribution should not be to untrained personnel only. Tablets are not for human consumption and therefore not to be distributed to others together with disinfection tablets.

Cultural considerations: Transparency of activities occasionally sensitive