Description:
The Skalar BLUVISION® discrete analyser offers automated high-throughput colorimetric analysis of nutrients and other key water parameters. The cooled sample rack has 100 sample positions on 5 racks, it also has a 160-position cuvette tray with continuous sample loading allowing up to 640 consecutive tests.
Analytical parameters quantified
The Discrete Analyser can be used to measure ions (ammonia (NH4-N), nitrate (NO3-N), nitrite (NO2-N), ortho-phosphate (PO4-P), sulfate, chloride, bromide), colour and total alkalinity in water and waste water samples.
Publication links
1. de Beer D, Human C, Moelich EI, Joubert E (2026). Sensory and physicochemical quality of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) infusions depend on brewing water characteristics. South African Journal of Botany 191 (2026) 193–203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2026.02.023
2. Mncedi S, Görgens JF, Swanepoel PA, Hardie AG (2025). Effects of eucalypt and black wattle biochars from vacuum pyrolysis on sandy soil quality and cauliflower yield. South African Journal of Plant and Soil 41(4–5): 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/02571862.2024.2425639
3. Munhemba T, Brink I, Bosman A, Cloete E (2025). A preliminary nitrification model for a Juncus effusus plant biofilter. Urban Water Journal, 22:4, 470-476. https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2025.2476567
4. Nel T, Clarke CE, Francisa ML, Babenko D, Botha A, Breecker DO, Cowan DA, Gallagher T, Lebre P, McAuliffe JR, Reinhardte AN, Trindade M (2025). Carbon dynamics in termite mounds: The effect of land use on microbial oxalotrophy. Catena 254: 108947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2025.108947
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