More safety in water analysis
Test kits from Merck ensure safety for our customers and the environment
When it comes to the analysis of water and food, it is all about safety - safety for the consumers, but also for the environment and for your lab personnel and your processes. With test kits from Merck, you are on the safe side.
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Total reliability - and more
As a matter of course, Merck's high-quality test kits for water analysis such as Spectroquant® or Merckoquant® deliver reliable and reproducible results for highest product safety. Furthermore, these tests offer numerous advantages, such as validated and standard-compliant analysis reagents, a barcode system for rapid and simple operation, free choice between cell and reagent tests helping you to contain costs, and comprehensive quality control documentation.
For Merck, however, safety in water analysis means even more: It also encompasses safety for our customers working with our test kits and the protection of the environment. In both of these fields, we offer much more than our competitors.
More safety for your lab technicians
Merck provides for safety right from the start: In developing our test kits, we avoid wherever possible the use of harmful chemicals, e.g. chloroform, cadmium, or benzene. For example, we develop new methods for our test strips in order to reduce the amount of chemicals needed.
More information for safer handling
People dealing with laboratory chemicals should be informed about potential risks. Informative Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are available for our test kits free of charge and in over 30 languages. They provide important information and useful advice concerning ingredients, technical handling of chemicals, workplace safety measures and ecological data - topics on which the competition offers none or only very rare information. In addition, Merck supplies workplace safety cards and safety posters for lab technicians describing workplace measures for dealing with hazardous substances in test kits and reagents.
More safety features
Merck test kits offer a number of safety features protecting the health of your lab personnel. Identification and safety labels found on every Spectroquant® cell test help to avoid the risk of inadvertently using the wrong reagents. Robust test vessels with leak-proof caps ensure safe handling. Of course, Merck's products implement all relevant statutory requirements and we supply comprehensive and easy-to-use waste disposal advice for our customers.
More responsibility for the environment
Merck doesn't just sell chemicals - we recognize our responsibility for our products throughout their entire lifespan. For Merck, protecting the environment has top priority. Therefore, right from the start of development we involve our Environment, Health, Safety, Security and Quality department (EHSQ) responsible for the global coordination of environmental and safety management. Not only do we try to avoid the use of chemicals that could harm the environment, we are also the only supplier to offer our customers comprehensive ecological data for our products as well as support for waste disposal. For example, Merck provides the convenient Retrologistik® disposal service for the safe and simple disposal of chemical waste and package materials. In addition, we provide comprehensive and easy-to-use waste disposal guidelines for our customers. Step-by-step instructions guide the user through a straightforward process to properly dispose of test kit chemicals. With the help from Merck, laboratories can play an active role in protecting the environment.
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