Water quality

Why water quality is important

According to UNICEF, four billion people - almost two-thirds of the world's population - do not have enough drinking water for at least one month a year. And more than two billion people live in countries where the water supply is permanently inadequate.

Often these are regions with high water pollution. At the same time, awareness of health issues is steadily increasing worldwide. These aspects are leading to ever increasing demands for good water quality. To ensure that water is of good quality, it must be permanently monitored. This is achieved by means of sensors. An important indicator of water quality is its total organic carbon (TOC) level. Consequently, in the future TOC sensors will make a significant contribution to achieving better water quality in various markets and applications, such as in appliances, waterworks and bioreactors. 

Water pollution

Water pollution is a huge problem today. But through monitoring the quality of various natural waters and drinking water, harmful effects on the environment and human health can be reduced and the efficiency of drinking water treatment optimized. 

To achieve this, various guidelines laid out in official ecological and drinking water quality regulations must be fulfilled. The requirements for process engineering and water quality control are increasing.

Reliable measuring stations that continuously supply data are therefore an essential component for dynamic process control and continuous monitoring of water quality.