MICRO-BIOLOGICAL WATER TESTING

£60.00 inc VAT (£50.00 exc VAT)

Product reference: 9948 Category:

Description

This service is only available whilst we are in attendance to carry out either a routine maintenance visit or additional engineering services with Kent and London. All samples are collected by our qualified engineers for same day processing via an external accredited UKAS approved laboratory.

Certification will be emailed to you following the normal sample processing periods, for TVC tests this is usually within 3-4 days, for the more complex Suite 2 & Legionella testing, reporting may take up to 15 days due to the extended incubation period required for Legionella growth & species verification if a positive sample is detected.

Test Parameters

TVC stands for Total Viable Count, which is a count of the population of heterotrophic bacteria in any given test. Heterotrophic bacteria are classified as bacteria that require organic material to breed and survive. We have tests taken for 1 day at 37 degrees Celsius and 3 days at 22 degrees Celsius, which provides a broad and accurate range for the growth of bacteria in a “leisure” environment. Any detected micro-organisms will have originated from soil/vegetation or naturally exist in a “wet” environment. The test does not discriminate between types of bacteria and is used to measure the general bacteriological health of the water.

Suite2 is a test that we put together some time ago to measure more common harmful bacteria levels in the water. We test for Total ColiformsE. coli, and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa. Total Coliforms are an indicator of general coliform pollution, usually associated with human gut infections and disorders (upset stomach, sickness, diarrhoea etc. E. coli is a member of the coliform group, but its presence in a water sample may indicate the presence of other intestinal pathogens. The Pseudomonas are widely distributed throughout the environment and may be present in or on bathers. They are capable of growing in water and will readily colonise filters. Most species are non-pathogenic to healthy people, but Pseudomonas Aeruginosa can cause skin and ear infections.

Legionella
 is common in many environments, with at least 50 species and 70 serogroups identified. The side-chains of the cell wall carry the bases responsible for the somatic antigen specificity of these organisms. The chemical composition of these side chains both with respect to components as well as arrangement of the different sugars determines the nature of the somatic or O antigen determinants, which are essential means of serologically classifying many Gram-negative bacteria. Legionella acquired its name after a July 1976 outbreak among people attending a convention of the American Legion in Philadelphia. The mystery disease sickened 221 persons, causing 34 deaths. In that bicentennial year, a pandemic among U.S. war veterans was widely publicized and produced a national panic. On January 18, 1977 the causative agent was identified as a previously unknown bacterium, subsequently named Legionella.

Awaiting documentation.

Warranty & Returns

Warranty
This Product has a 1 year warranty.

Returns
Should you require any further information, please email info@comls.co.uk where we will respond to your request quickly.

Stock & Delivery

Stock
This product is in stock at our warehouse and is ready for Express or Economy Delivery Service.

Delivery – Mainland UK
Orders placed before 2pm Monday to Friday we aim to dispatch on the same day, after 2pm will be the following working day. This does not include Bank Holidays, which are classed as non-working days. Should you require a Saturday delivery or have any other delivery enquiries, please email info@comls.co.uk who will respond to your request quickly.

Try to include your mobile phone number in the checkout area so that our delivery drivers can contact you should they need any further assistance or clarification in delivering your order.

Please ensure you leave detailed information if your delivery address is hard to find or a new housing development. If you know there is a possibility of missing the delivery, you can at the checkout stage leave instructions for the delivery driver to leave without signature and place your goods with a neighbour or in a discreet place out of sight for your later retrieval.

Please note some areas including Scotland(post codes AB, FK, IV, KW, PA, PH, HS, KA, ZE, TR, DD, PH, PA, KY, AB, DD, KW, IV, HS), Isle of Wight, Isle of Man, will need extra carriage. We no longer ship to Jersey, Guernsey or Northern Ireland.

PLEASE CHECK YOUR DELIVERY

If you are unable to thoroughly check your delivery upon receipt, sign for it as UNCHECKED. If the package is damaged in any way, no matter how small, please sign for it as DAMAGED. We CANNOT CLAIM from our carriers for any damaged items that have not been signed for as UNCHECKED or DAMAGED.

If you sign for a delivery as OK, which you later find to be damaged, our carriers WILL NOT accept liability and you may be charged for the damaged items, in this case a delivery charge for replacement items WILL be made.