From Analysis to Action

Water monitoring is not a singular process. To serve its purpose — protecting communities from potential environmental and health risks — it must follow a continuous cycle of sampling, analysis, and response. When water contains contaminants of emerging concern, it’s a serious issue to be addressed both quickly and repeatedly.

Sampling

The key to effective water sampling involves four main factors: simplicity, versatility, reliability, and accessibility.

Representative, high-resolution water samples are critical to obtaining successful results. While sampling can be done by hand, utilizing a modern automated sampler is a safer, easier, and more reliable method.  High-quality samples lead to actionable outcomes.

The sampler technology should also be versatile and adaptable, with materials that remain compatible with the water being tested. It should be easy to use, deploy, and move and should include a wide range of sampling modes to ensure samples are representative.

Monitoring conditions and identifying trends over time requires sampling to be repeated regularly. A compact automated sampler is especially beneficial for this reason, as it is more scalable, dependable, and cost effective than hand-collected sampling.

C.E.C.’s compact, lightweight auto-sampler meets all of these requirements, enabling communities and businesses of any size access to modern, durable, configurable, and easy-to-use sampling technology.

Analysis

Once samples have been collected, they must be analyzed to identify exactly what is in the water and at what concentration.

C.E.C.’s academia, industry, and association partnerships enable access to analysis of lesser-known, unique, emerging contaminants and resources for interpreting complex results. Our breadth of expertise is available to aid clients in organizing and interpreting sampling results, with the goal of providing end-to-end solutions and actionable insights to help them make fully informed, near-real-time decisions.

Response

The nature of the contaminant identified determines the response. The accuracy and speed of the collection and analysis are vital, especially when potentially dangerous contaminants can lead to significant health and environmental safety concerns. But as with sampling and analysis, a continued cycle of response is critical to supporting ongoing community health and vitality. With each new analysis, the response itself must be reviewed and adjusted as necessary.

From collection, analysis, and data-driven decision-making to deployment of protective measures and evaluation of efficacy, a community’s water-sampling program must adapt to changing needs for legitimate continuous improvement.

Maintaining a strategic cycle of sampling, analysis, and response is necessary to both protect the environment and prevent public health issues. C.E.C.’s revolutionary auto-sampling technology, sampling program expertise, access to specialized analysis, and valuable insight can help you maintain the cycle efficiently and accurately.

From providing representative samples to supporting you through the analysis and response process, partnering with C.E.C. Analytics will help you know your water better.