Water quality parameter
Iron testing in Ethiopia
Iron in groundwater stains laundry and fittings and gives water a metallic taste. It is one of the most common reasons a technically sound borehole gets abandoned by the community it was drilled for. Palintest measures iron photometrically, with ranges for both dissolved and total iron.
Why it matters in Ethiopia
A borehole nobody uses is a borehole that failed. Testing iron before handover, and again when complaints start, turns a vague taste complaint into a number a treatment supplier can quote against.
5 products in the Wagtech Trading catalog measure Iron.
Instruments and kits
- Supplier lead time
- CKH1292
- Range
- 0-10 mg/L Fe
- Method
- Contour comparator, mid range
Supplier lead time
Reagents and consumables
- In stock in Addis Ababa
- In stock in Addis Ababa
- In stock in Addis Ababa
How to run this test
Step-by-step Palintest instructions for the photometer test, with a picture for each step. The sheets show the Lumiso photometer. The same tablets and steps work on the Photometer 7100 and 7500. To choose the test on those photometers, see the Photometer 7500 (Bluetooth) manual and the Photometer 7100 manual.
Iron, low rangePDF, 146 KB
Iron, medium rangePDF, 132 KB
Iron, high rangePDF, 147 KB
Iron, medium range (nitrite present)PDF, 158 KB
Iron, medium range (molybdate present)PDF, 158 KB
All manuals and test instructions for Palintest instruments and Wagtech kits