Government Agencies
The bacterial contamination of lakes and streams has become increasingly problematic. This issue is now at the forefront of government’s environmental priorities and has recently received a great deal of attention as incidences of water contamination and media coverage of such events has heightened public concern.
Our bacterial water testing kits offer a solution to government agencies requiring rapid detection of bacteria in drinking, recreational and other water sources. Our kits are ideal for sampling and testing in remote areas where lab facilities are not available. They are also used by agencies with sophisticated lab facilities and are the preferred choice over the older traditional methods.
Please see ‘Coliplate’ and ‘Watercheck’ link for more info. on the benefits of our test kits.
Bluewater Biosciences has supplied bacterial water testing kits to a large number of government agencies involved in various water monitoring programs.
This includes:
- Environment Canada’s bacterial testing programs around the Great Lakes and at public beaches;
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, testing surface waters in remote northern Canadian regions;
- Parks Canada’s bacterial testing of recreational waters in National Parks;
- Canadian Coast Guard, monitoring and responding to reports of contamination events;
- National Water Research Institute, monitoring surface waters and researching significance of agricultural and urban-sources of bacterial contamination
- Municipally supported bacterial monitoring programs on recreational watersheds in cottage regions including, Muskoka, the Township of Georgian Bay and Parry Sound District;
- International government agencies and embassies testing surface waters and the safety of drinking waters worldwide