Surface Water
Measurement stations allow for the comprehensive monitoring of surface water. State-of-the-art data transfer systems ensure that device status information and measurement values are available everywhere and at all times.
Surface water is the term used for any water lying freely on the surface of the ground. This includes the water in lakes and rivers, as well as any precipitated water that has not seeped or drained away.
As surface water is mainly used for drinking water, it requires special protection. In Europe, this protection is defined in the EU Water Framework Directive. Bodies of water are monitored so that any industrial or municipal waste discharged into surface water is detected immediately and the polluter punished. This monitoring can take place continuously (online) or in the laboratory using samples. Water quality stations are often used to monitor flowing bodies of water.
The parameters monitored in surface water include:
- Turbidity
- Oxygen
- Temperature
- Nutrients (COD, TOC, BOD, NO3-; NO2-; NH4+; PO43-)
- Salts (anions and cations)
- pH
- Conductivity
- Toxicity
- Heavy metals
We offer an extensive portfolio of measurement technologies covering a wide range of requirements. Whether they are used for automatic sampling, online monitoring or laboratory analysis, all products come from a single supplier and work together in perfect harmony.