ToxAlarm Toximeter for Continuous Online Water Toxicity Monitoring

The LAR™ ToxAlarm™ Toximeter is a high-performance toxicity analyzer designed for continuous online monitoring of drinking water, surface water, and groundwater. It helps detect harmful pollutants and toxic substances in real time, making it ideal for municipal water treatment, industrial wastewater monitoring, and environmental protection.

How It Works

The ToxAlarm analyzer uses a bioluminescent bacteria assay to measure water toxicity. These special bacteria produce light when exposed to toxic compounds.

Here’s how the process works:

• First, a sample of water is mixed with the bacteria.
• Next, the analyzer measures the light intensity produced by the bacteria.
• If toxins are present, the light decreases—indicating contamination.
• Finally, the system calculates a toxicity level based on the light reduction.

This simple, fast method makes the ToxAlarm a powerful tool for early detection of a wide range of toxins, including heavy metals, pesticides, and industrial chemicals.

Fast, Accurate, and Reliable

• Takes measurements every 5 minutes for rapid detection
• Highly sensitive – detects even low levels of toxicity
• Covers a wide range of pollutants and harmful substances
• Provides 3 customizable warning levels for timely alerts
• Built-in bacteria culture continuously produces fresh biomass
• No risk of contamination – each test uses fresh bacteria

Typical Applications

✅ Drinking Water Monitoring

✅ Surface and Groundwater Testing

✅ Industrial Wastewater Treatment

✅ Municipal Water Systems

✅ Environmental Monitoring Projects

Why Choose the ToxAlarm™ Toximeter?

• Real-time water toxicity analysis
• Simple operation with automatic biomass supply
• Fast results for quick decision-making

MONITOR MANY WATER TYPES

The ToxAlarm toxicity analyzer is designed to monitor the toxicity of different types of water such as:

• Industrial wastewater: Used to monitor the toxicity of wastewater generated by industrial facilities, such as manufacturing plants and chemical processing plants.
• Municipal water: Used to monitor the toxicity of the water supplied to the public by municipal water treatment plants, ensuring that it is safe and free from toxic contaminants.
• Surface water: Used to monitor the toxicity of surface water bodies, such as rivers, lakes, and streams, to identify potential sources of pollution and protect aquatic life.
• Groundwater: Used to monitor the toxicity of groundwater, which is an important source of drinking water in many parts of the world.
• Produced water: In the oil and gas industry, produced water is the water that comes up with oil and gas during production. The ToxAlarm analyzer can be used to monitor the toxicity of produced water, ensuring that it does not pose a risk to the environment.

features & benefits

• Measurement range: 0-100% Toxicity
• Fast Response Time: 5-10 minutes (application dependent)
• Continuous monitoring of toxicity
• Self-regenerating bacteria within toxicity analyzer
• High reproducibility
• Low operational costs
• Low maintenance
• No purchase of test organisms necessary
• According to DIN EN ISO 9509:2006

OPTIONS

• Flow Sampler

HOUSINGS

• IP54 (Standard)

Applications

• Surface water monitoring
• Drinking water protection
• Ground water protection

OTHER WATER APPLICATIONS

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surface water vs. groundwater

No, groundwater and surface water are not the same thing. 

Surface water refers to water that is found on the Earth’s surface in lakes, rivers, streams, and other water bodies. This water is often replenished by rainfall and snowmelt and can be influenced by various factors such as runoff, land use, and pollutants.

Groundwater, on the other hand, refers to water that is found beneath the Earth’s surface in underground aquifers. This water is often replenished by rainfall and snowmelt that percolates through the soil and rock layers, and can be influenced by various factors such as the geology of the area and human activities like pumping and injection.

Although surface water and groundwater are different, they are often connected through the water cycle. For example, water from surface bodies like lakes and rivers can seep into the ground and recharge aquifers, and groundwater can discharge into surface water bodies. Understanding the interactions between surface water and groundwater is important for managing water resources and protecting water quality.

THE BACTERIA ARE SELF-REPRODUCING

The ToxAlarm toximeter contains a bacteria culture, which constantly and independently produces Biomass. This means that there are always enough bacteria for each new measurement. Furthermore, the risk of the fermenter being contaminated is removed because every water sample is tested with a fresh number of bacteria.

SENSITIVE TEST 

The bacteria are extremely sensitive to a multitude of toxins. Through their reaction to the harmful substances in the water sample, toxicity can be reliably determined. For example, a reaction already starts at a cyanide concentration of less than 0.10 mg/liter.