Texas Has Confirmed Kemio Is An Approved Method For Water Quality Testing

This is great news for water quality testing. Kemio™ provides laboratory results, whether in the lab or in the field, allowing the operator to swiftly address water issues.

With the multitude of municipalities and laboratories in Texas, this is a huge win for Water Quality Testing!

Additionally, given the upcoming deadline of October 2024 for the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI), the need to test for lead in drinking water is crucial. Kemio can now be used for both Lead Service Line Material Identification and lead levels in drinking water for quality reporting.

Did you know, you can test for Lead using Kemio, in just 3 minutes.

TCEQ confirmed that EPA Method 1001 is an approved methodology for water quality testing in Texas. Palintest’s Kemio Instrument allows certified labs to test for lead in drinking water at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods. Our current customers find that Kemio is a faster, less expensive, and easier way to detect lead. This 3-minute test is also a fast and non-destructive way to quickly gather data to identify lead service line material.

So, what does this mean for the future of other U.S. states?

Water Quality is monitored to ensure all communities are supplied safe drinking water. Kemio is our next-generation, portable, measurement platform delivering validation of water quality using an EPA approved methodology.

The Palintest team are working with regulatory authorities to approve Kemio as a material identification method for lead service lines, and also working with accredited and certified labs to add Kemio as a Method 1001 Water Quality testing device.

The more accessible and approved this instrumentation is, the more in-house water quality testing can occur throughout municipal and third-party labs. If your lab or municipality is not currently able to test for lead as it has been cost-prohibitive in the past, Kemio is the advancement in technology you have been waiting for. The Palintest team is ready to help.

 Why are we working to get Kemio approved?

Drinking water must be monitored to ensure it is safe for human consumption and meets legal standards. The World Health Organization has set guidelines for water quality which has informed the setting of national regulations around the world.

The U.S. standards are set by the U.S. EPA. Each state has its approved method for certifying or accrediting labs for Method 1001. Once your lab has added the water quality parameter with Kemio to be approved at state level, that parameter is ready for use in reportability of the test results.

So why are we working to get Kemio approved in individual states?

Kemio technology is easier, safer, and quicker to use than traditional methods, allowing for widespread water quality testing. As utilities identify lead service lines and continue to replace them, water quality testing for lead remains an integral part of the legislation. Our purpose is to safeguard water for everyone, every day. We want water quality testing to be widespread, accurate, and accessible.

Why is Kemio better than traditional test methods for monitoring drinking water?

Kemio provides a simple method of testing for lead in water using a portable device. The test method it uses – Differential Pulse Anodic Stripping Voltammetry – has been officially approved by the EPA under Method 1001.

Testing for lead using Kemio does not require any specialist training and testing can be performed on-site within three minutes. It gives accurate results, even with low concentrations of lead.

This allows labs and utilities to increase their bandwidth and capacity to test lead in water samples which is crucial to accelerate the efforts of LCR in a cost-effective manner.

Kemio test results are not affected by a turbid sample, making it suitable for drinking water monitoring. Turbidity is a general indicator of water quality and therefore is an important test used for measuring the overall quality of drinking water. However, turbidity can interfere with the effectiveness of other testing, with turbid water samples known to be an issue for colorimetric test methods that rely on light transmission.

With the newly proposed lead and copper rule revisions, states are encouraged to work with us to approve Kemio for water testing. It will save money, quicken reportable test results, and make testing more accessible.

Interested? Contact sales@palintest.com for more information.