Environmental Test Systems, Inc.

Eugenia Makowski

Iouri Evtodienko

David A N Morris

Thomas Harry Kreiser

A highly sensitive and convenient test method, composition and device for the facile calorimetric determination of total dissolved solids in an aqueous sample having a low specific gravity is presented. The reagent composition comprises the mixture of a complex of a positively charged polyelectrolyte and a negatively charged indicator material, and an appropriate buffer system for maintaining the test system environment at an exact pH depending upon the indicator material selected. A preferable embodiment of this test system comprises the incorporation of the test composition into or with a solid state matrix material such as bibulous paper. The test system is particularly useful in the field testing of potable and recreational waters.

High sensitivity test system for the colorimetric determination of specific gravity or total dissolved solids in aqueous samples

A dry reagent colorimetric test system for determining analytes in sample solutions containing interfering colored materials is presented comprising a reagent impregnated matrix containing a chromogenic material responsive to the analyte being detected and a masking dyestuff for obviating the interference caused by the colored materials thus allowing a proportional visual estimation of the response of the chromogenic material due to the amount of analyte in the sample solution.

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Eugenia Makowski