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The PDS solutions for on-site microbiological testing offers a number of key features and benefits:

• On-site testing capability – no access to labs required, providing a complete, in-house diagnostic capability with results available many hours – or even days – earlier than results from samples sent to laboratories for analysis.
• Lower time-to-result than laboratory tests – results available in 6-16 hours, depending on level of sample contamination, compared to typical lab turnaround of 36-48 hours.
• Lower per-test cost – economical, single-use test cartridges typically cost up to 50% less then laboratory testing  fees and the costs of shipping samples to labs.
• Available anytime – initiate tests on your schedule, not the testing laboratory’s schedule.
• Unparalleled ease-of-use – obtain water sample directly into pre-sterilized, single-use test cartridge, then place in testing unit to initiate test.  No mixing of reagents or other sample handling is required, and test incubation and interpretation is fully automatic.
• High reliability – PDS tests are based on widely-accepted indicators of bacterial activity, providing results that are highly correlated with approved, standard microbiological test methods.
• Transportable – the complete testing system can be easily transported to where it’s needed, which can be critical in disaster relief and contamination-response applications.
• Full test documentation – test reports are automatically generated by the test unit software, providing full test documentation and a record of test results, eliminating potential errors in test interpretation, result tracking, and reporting.