Field Applications for Nutrient Testing in Water: Introducing the WIZ Probe Bethany Steevens. Agape Scientific. Midwest AOAC. Lincoln, Nebraksa. 2018.

About Agape Scientific Founded in January 2018 by Bethany Steevens, a chemist from the University of Illinois with 8 years of experience in scientific instrument solutions for food, agricultural, and environmental testing labs and production Exclusive distribution in North America for Opsis LiquidLINE (www.liquidline.se) and Systea S.p.A. (www.systea.it) Three dedicated service groups in the US and Canada; Parker Analytical (www.parkeranalytical.com), Meyer Service and Support Ltd. (www.meyer.ca), and EZ Khem (www.ezkhem.com) Five sales reps and a large network of experienced and reputable sales engineers across the US and Canada Headquarters in Saint Louis, MO. Analytical lab planned for Summer of 2019. First direct employee, Adam Hanson

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The Problem: Field Sampling to Monitor Water Quality Sampling in the field requires a dedicated field chemists to collect samples and deliver to the testing laboratory Lab chemists perform chemistry No real-time analysis available for affordable remote sensing to monitor water quality

The CONTEST! Alliance of Coastal Technologies (ACT) organized a Nutrient Sensor Challenge to field test nitrate and orthophosphate testing using in-situ nutrient sensors Three different applications: river water, estuarine, and coastal water monitoring In 2016, Systea S.p.A., was selected from a short list of instrument companies, research institutes, and universities to participate in this sensor challenge with their Water In-situ Analyzer (or WIZ) probe

The Water In-situ Analyzer Probe (WIZ) State-of-the-art, portable, “in-situ” probe that automatically measures up to four chemical compounds in surface and sea water Detects of trace analytes of four major nutrient compounds, ammonia, orthophosphate, nitrate + nitrite, and nitrite Using well-known spectrophotometric wet chemistries and advanced fluorometric methods for ammonia measurement

The WIZ Probe – How Does It Work? The field service technician mounts the WIZ Probe cannister to a dock, buoy or boat, and submerges the probe in the water source Every 30 minutes, the WIZ probe takes a sample of the water, analyzes the nutrients, and remotely sends the data to a secure server Data can be analyzed in the lab remotely to collect data on water quality in REAL TIME.

The WIZ Probe Technology The WIZ Probe utilizes a 1.5 mL micro loop flow reactor to enable an extremely low consumption of reagents and calibrants all chemistry happens inside the WIZ cannister High-quality optical materials, combined with research-grade detectors and fluorimeters, ensure efficient use of reagents, with low waste generation This allows the field service technician to leave the WIZ probe running remotely for up to one month After one month, the field service technician replaces the bags of reagents, and replaces the waste bag

Back to the Contest: What Happened? The WIZ probe showed reliable performance along six months of intensive field tests, monitoring river water, brackish water, and coastal water Systea ultimately won the Nutrient Sensor Challenge due to its unique, rugged design, and reliable and accurate wet chemistry results Two Deployments at the EPA in Cincinnati, with up to 20 placements planned in other research labs within the next year, including Boston, New Hampshire, and other sites in and around New England

Added Bonus: Collaboration with Agape Scientific Due to demand on inquiries and a dedication to outstanding service and support in North America, Systea enlisted the help of Bethany Steevens and Agape Scientific Agape Scientific installs, maintains, deploys, and provides consumables to WIZ customers for Systea in the US Bethany Steevens will be in Cape Cod in June to present case studies in successful deployments to scientists from the EPA, USGS, NOAA, etc…

How Do I Get More Information? For more information, please contact Bethany or Adam directly at agapescientific@outlook.com 1 Visit www.agapescientific.com for updates 2 Call (314) 288-6668 3 Connect with Agape Scientific on LinkedIn and Instagram 4 Schedule a lab visit, or a more-detailed WebEx with us 1-2 weeks in advance 5

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