Challenge
A Biocontainment Level-4 laboratory is designed to work with microorganisms such as Ebola, Marburg and Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever viruses that pose serious health threats, making entrance to these facilities highly restricted. These labs also depend on a reliable source of high purity water for their day to day operations. However, with tightened security and restricted access, Biohazard lab facilities need innovative, ultrapure water treatment systems that can be easily serviced without compromising water quality, human safety or the facility’s environment.
Solution
Water used in research at these facilities needs to be extremely pure. Tap water typically contains particulates, dissolved organics, and dissolved inorganics that can impact the results of laboratory testing methods. To remove these contaminants and ensure that the water quality meets ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Type I, 18-megohm quality, the water must be treated with a combination of technologies. » Read more..