Excessive amounts of nitrate or nitrite in water can cause infant death, adult illness, and can produce spontaneous abortion in cows. Some wells contain high levels of nitrate. When water contains high nitrate levels, nitrites are often present in low concentration. Contains 25 tests. Product number 2745425.
Benefits:
Easy to use, disposable, and inexpensive
A great way to obtain quick, quantitative answers in the field or in the lab
Specifications:
| Footnote | *mg/L unless otherwise noted, ppb = µg/L, ppm = mg/L.; gpg = grains per gallon; 1 gpg = 17.1 mg/L or 17.1 ppm. |
| Model | Test Strips |
| Parameter | Nitrate and Nitrite |
| Platform | Test Strip |
| Range | Nitrate 0 – 50 mg/L NO₃-N mg/L |
| Range 2 | Nitrite 0 – 3.0 mg/L NO₂-N |
| Smallest Increment | Nitrite: 0, 0.15, 0.3, 1, 1.5, 3 |
| Smallest Increment Steps | Nitrate: 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 mg/L |
| Units | 25 tests |