Charm ATP Test for Water Quality ATP (adensosine triphosphate) is an excellent water quality indicator of total biologic activity resulting from microorganisms, as well as plant, animal or food material. When ATP is found in process water, it may indicate bio-fouling of piping, water towers or food processing equipment, or ineffective CIP (Clean-in-Place) rinse systems. Charm’s WaterGiene luminescence swab test rapidly measures total ATP (intra and extra-cellular). ATP measurements complement conventional microbiological testing. For example, for bottled water processors, an additional filtration step enables the WaterGiene to specifically identify microbial sourced ATP. Positives can then be confirmed by mHPC (membrane Heterotrophic Plate Count). Click to learn more about the WaterGiene test. |


ATP (adensosine triphosphate) is an excellent water quality indicator of total biologic activity resulting from microorganisms, as well as plant, animal or food material. When ATP is found in process water, it may indicate bio-fouling of piping, water towers or food processing equipment, or ineffective CIP (Clean-in-Place) rinse systems. Charm’s WaterGiene luminescence swab test rapidly measures total ATP (intra and extra-cellular). ATP measurements complement conventional microbiological testing. For example, for bottled water processors, an additional filtration step enables the WaterGiene to specifically identify microbial sourced ATP. Positives can then be confirmed by mHPC (membrane Heterotrophic Plate Count).
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