How can you be certain that your water samples are telling you what you really need to know?
It’s a simple question, but one which belies the numerous challenges of ensuring that samples and sampling strategies are sound, and that strategic management decisions are grounded in fact.
The accurate measurement, mapping, and modelling of waterborne contaminants is key to protecting and preserving public health, and ensuring the sustainability of our waterside and marine economies. But marine ecosystems are enormously complex, and sample validity is at risk from a diverse mix of ever-changing environmental factors.
Add in the often excessive costs, high sample failure rates and laboratory-side delays that are a common feature of any testing regime, and the benefits of improving accuracy and efficiency at the point of sampling become clear.
With this in mind, the team at Hexsor are delighted to introduce to our innovative range of analytical solutions a new mobile sample filtration system destined to have a major impact on the future of marine and freshwater analysis: the eDNA-100P.
Compact, lightweight and simple to use, the eDNA-100P is a high-performance system designed for the robust and reliable point-of-need microfiltration and concentration of a wide range of waterborne contaminants, including eDNA/RNA and emergent chemical and biological toxins. Incorporating leading-edge filter technology, the eDNA-100P is capable of a market-leading filtration rate of 180 seconds per litre, with sample concentrations up to 100%.
This impressive filtration rate translates directly to vastly improved analyte representation, cell harvest and rare event detection, while the bespoke architecture of the eDNA-100P offers dramatic reductions in cellular lysis, and in cross-contamination between sampling events. Capable of processing hundreds of samples daily, and with extremely low operating costs, the eDNA-100P delivers greater validity, more comprehensive coverage, and greater cost and time savings compared to single-use filters and manual alternatives.
