| 5167 | HiSENSE ULTRA 0.1 | 5 bottles of 100 test strips / Kit |
| 5167IN | HiSENSE ULTRA 0.1 | 1 bottle of 100 test strips / Kit |
SERIM® HiSENSE ULTRA 0.1™ Test Strips provide a quick and convenient means for indicating low levels of total chlorine (chloramine/free chlorine) in feed water used to prepare dialysate. HiSENSE ULTRA 0.1 also provides a convenient means for indicating the concentration of residual chlorine (chlorine bleach) detected in the solution used to rinse dialysate lines following disinfection of hemodialysis
equipment.
Using a 30-second semi-quantitative procedure, the strips will detect total chlorine levels between 0 and 3.0 ppm. The HiSENSE ULTRA 0.1 Test has color blocks at 0, 0.1, 0.5,
and 3.0 ppm; 0.1 ppm is the AAMI (Association for the
Advancement of Medical Instrumentation) maximum allowable
concentration of chloramine in feed water.1
In feed water, a result of 0.1 ppm chloramines or above
indicates that the water should not be used to prepare dialysate because of chloramine breakthrough or exhaustion of the carbon adsorption media in the water purification system. NANT (National Association of Nephrology
Technicians/Technologists) recommends that feed water samples should be obtained after the first carbon tank to monitor chlorine/chloramine levels.2
For rinse water following disinfection of hemodialysis
equipment, a result of 0.5 ppm free chlorine or above
indicates that further rinsing is needed.1
References:
1 Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, 2005 Dialysis Edition (ANSI/AAMI RD62: 2001) Section 4.2.2, Table1; published by the Association
for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, Arlington, Virginia.
2 Dialysis Technology — A manual for dialysis technicians, Second Edition, page 109. National Association of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists NANT), Dayton, OH, 2000.
3 C. Sorber, W. Cooper and E Meier, “Selection for a Field Method for Free Available Chlorine in Disinfection,” Water and Wastewater, J.D. Johnson, Ed. (Ann Arbor Publishers, Ann Arbor, MI, 1975), pp. 91–112.
4 R. Bauer, B.F. Phillips and C.O. Rupe, “A Simple Test for Estimating Free Chlorine,” Journal AWWA (November 1972), pp. 787–789.
5 J. Lieberman, N.M. Roscher, E.P. Meier and W.J. Cooper, “Development of the FACTS Procedure for Combined Forms of Chlorine and Ozone in Aqueous Solutions,” Environ Sci Technol 14, (1980), pp. 1395–1400.
6 “Amperometric Titration Method,” Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition (American Public Health Association, Washington D.C., 1995), pp. 4–41 to 4–43.
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