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Aqua Analyticals & Technology CentreWater testing laboratory · Bangalore
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Water, water, everywhere but there is no water for drinking!

Why testing matters

Very little of Earth's water is fit to drink

90% of water is in sea and polar ice caps. Very less fresh water is available for drinking and other purposes. Water is a transparent, colorless chemical compound with one oxygen atom covalently bonded to two hydrogen atoms. Water is recycled continuously on Earth through evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, and other means. Some common water-related illnesses are diarrhea, giardiasis, dysentery, typhoid fever, E. coli infection, and salmonellosis. Adverse health effects can include pain in the gastrointestinal, reproductive, neurological systems, and other symptoms.

Who we are

We are Aqua Analyticals & Technology Centre.

AATC is founded by two water scientists who are passionate about safe drinking water: Dr. Muralidhara Rao Sakhumalla (Ph.D Microbiology, CEO & Co-Founder) and Dr. T.N.V.V. Rao (Ph.D, CTO & Co-Founder). Between them they bring more than six decades of experience in drinking water treatment, water quality analysis, product evaluation and national and international standards, and both serve on the BIS water purifiers committee (FAD 30).

We have facility to test water quality and suggest treatment methods based on client needs. Water quality varies from place to place depending on the soil nature in that particular geography. Some places, water may contain toxic chemicals like arsenic, nitrate, fluoride, lead, chromium, iron, etc. By physically seeing water, we cannot decide whether it is potable or not. It needs to be tested at a laboratory for its constituents and compared with the drinking water guidelines in India (IS 10500).

Our company is dedicated to

  • High Quality

  • Team Work

    From qualified and skilled personnel

  • Professional Work

  • Ethical Practices

  • Environmental Protection

Test parameters

What we test, and to which standard

Following are the test parameters that can be tested at our laboratory or subcontracted to provide an end-to-end solution for your testing requirements.

25 of 25 categories
S. No.
Category
Test parameters / description
Test method
01
WATER AND WATER FROM PURIFIERS
Physico-chemical parameters pH, Color, Turbidity, TDS, Hardness, Alkalinity, Chloride, Fluoride, Sulphate, Iron, Nitrate, Calcium, Magnesium, Chlorine, Chloramine, Nitrite; metallic constituents like Sodium, Potassium, Arsenic, Lead, Mercury, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Selenium, Nickel, Molybdenum, Thallium; organics like Phenolic compounds, Anionic detergents, 18 different pesticides, THMs, Phosphate, Silica and various other elements.
IS10500 Drinking water specification
02
WATER PURIFIERS
Evaluation and validation of water purifiers.
IS14724 - UVIS16240 - RONSF/ANSI 55 UVNSF/ANSI 58 RONSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF P 231 protocol
03
CARBON BLOCKS / FILTERS
Short-term and life tests: chlorine reduction, chloramine reduction, bacteriostatic test, zinc reduction, iron reduction, lead reduction, cadmium reduction, Chromium III reduction, Chromium VI reduction, copper reduction, Arsenic V reduction, mercury reduction and VOC reduction.
NSF/ANSI 42 and 53
04
SEDIMENT FILTERS
Turbidity reduction short-term and life tests.
Manufacturer’s specification
05
CHLORINE & TURBIDITY REDUCTION OF DUAL CARTRIDGE
5 NTU turbidity + 2 ppm chlorine at 2 LPM flow rate to result in ≤ 1 NTU and ≤ 0.2 ppm up to 15,500 L.
Manufacturer’s specification
06
PLASTIC MATERIAL
Overall migration test for plastic material such as FRV, PE tubes, housings, connectors, LPS, SVs, HPs, water-level controller, storage tank, float, etc., which come in contact with water.
IS9845 with modification as per component
07
MATERIALS: PLASTICS, RUBBERS, ADHESIVES, BARRIER MATERIALS, PIPES, TANKS, PLUMBING MATERIAL, MECHANICAL DEVICES, PROCESS MEDIA, CARBON, RESINS, WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS
Material safety.
NSF/ANSI/CAN 61NSF/ANSI/CAN 60
08
ACTIVATED CARBON – GRANULAR
pH, moisture, ash, granular size, hardness, iodine number, pore volume, BET surface area, % silver, % copper, % iron.
IS 877
09
ALL METALLIC COMPONENTS COMING IN CONTACT WITH WATER
Customised protocol with extraction as per NSF 42/53 and analysis as per IS10500:2012.
IS10500 for various metal (15 Nos.)also adopted from IS14543 and internal specification
10
PRINTED STICKERS COMING IN CONTACT WITH WATER
Same as above.
63 parameters of IS10500 will be verified.
11
SHMP QUALITY
Solubility P2O5%. Presence of phosphate in permeate water of RO membrane qualifies for 90% salt rejection.
Solubility % P2O5%
12
MINERAL CARTRIDGES FOR POST RO APPLICATIONS
At 300–350 ml/min flow rate with RO water (50 ± 5 ppm TDS) and 6.5–6.9 pH test water filtration up to 7200 L. Sampling: initial, 50 L, 100 L, 250 L, 500 L and then at 500 L intervals up to 7200 L. Copper: 5–50 ppb. Zinc: 25–250 ppb.
Manufacturer’s protocol
13
CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM LEACHING WITH TDS ENHANCEMENT
At 300–350 ml/min flow rate with RO water (50 ± 5 ppm TDS) and 6.5–6.9 pH test water filtration up to 7200 L. Sampling: initial, 50 L, 100 L, 250 L, 500 L and then at 500 L intervals up to 7200 L. Calcium maximum 75 ppm; magnesium maximum 30 ppm.
Manufacturer’s protocol
14
RO MEMBRANE / PRODUCTS
Short-term or life tests; TDS rejection and % recovery test for RO membrane: 1500 ± 10% ppm TDS, 500 ± 10% ppm hardness and 300 ± 10% ppm alkalinity; pH 7.2–7.9. Expected salt rejection >90% and ≥40% recovery for 7200 L permeate production. Supporting sediment and pre-carbon filters will be used.
Manufacturer’s protocolIS16240NSF/ANSI 58
15
ANTIMICROBIAL FILTERS / PRODUCTS
Microbial reduction capability of 6, 4 and 3 log reduction: E. coli, MS2 phage, Sarcina and 3-micron microsphere reduction.
IS14724IS16240NSF P231manufacturer’s specification
16
HMR MEDIA
Heavy-metal reduction capability of media at 1 LPM, 2 LPM or gravity flow.
NSF/ANSI 53manufacturer’s specification
17
CONTAMINANT REDUCTION MEDIA / PRODUCTS
Fluoride and nitrate reduction capability of media at 1 LPM, 2 LPM or gravity flow.
NSF/ANSI 53manufacturer’s specification
18
PESTICIDE REDUCTION MEDIA / PRODUCTS
Pesticide reduction capability for Atrazine, Lindane, Chlorpyriphos, Malathion, Endosulphan, etc.
Manufacturer’s specification
19
ORGANICS REDUCTION MEDIA / PRODUCTS
Surrogate organic chemical reduction with chloroform.
NSF/ANSI 53
20
ALKALINE CARTRIDGES INDEPENDENTLY OR AS COMBINATION
Alkalinity and pH enhancement in water at 300–350 ml/min with RO water (50 ± 5 ppm TDS) and 6.5–6.9 pH test water, filtration up to 7200 L. Sampling: initial, 50 L, 100 L, 250 L, 500 L and then at 500 L intervals up to 7200 L. Output pH >8 and <8.5.
Manufacturer’s specification
21
RUBBER MATERIAL
Material safety; resistance to chlorine and chloramine.
NSF/ANSI/CAN 61ASTM D6284-17
22
ANTIMICROBIAL SURFACES – NON-POROUS
Antibacterial property against E. coli and Staph. aureus.
JIS Z 2801
23
WATER SOFTENERS
Efficiency testing.
NSF/ANSI 44manufacturer’s specification
24
WATER CONDITIONERS
Efficiency testing.
Manufacturer’s specification
25
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR WATER TREATMENT
Media development and proof of concept.
Manufacturer’s specification

Founders & advisory members

Decades in drinking water standards and treatment

Dr. Muralidhara Rao Sakhumalla

CEO & Co-Founder

Ph.D Microbiology32 yrsBIS FAD 30

He is a Ph.D holder in Dairy Microbiology and a product of the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana). He has 32 years of working experience in drinking water treatment processes, technologies and water quality analysis. He served 28 years for Eureka Forbes Limited, Bangalore, a multinational company. During his tenure, he was associated with R&D activity, manufacturing, product quality, marketing, service and a water testing laboratory. Later he took over complete operations of Aquadiagnostics Water Research & Technology Centre Limited, and later retired as Director Laboratory from IAPMO (a USA-based company).

He is well versed with various national and international drinking-water and drinking-water purification system standards and is a committee member of BIS in the water purifiers (FAD 30) section. He worked as a technical expert for ASCI (Advertising Standards Council of India) for one year and was independently involved in developing one standard for evaluation of drinking-water purification systems. He visited Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, USA and Vietnam on official assignments involving marketing, sales and water-purification technology. He also engaged in operation and maintenance of a water laboratory at the Infosys campus in Mysore for seven years.

Dr. T.N.V.V. Rao

CTO & Co-Founder

BIS FAD 30Ph.D Env. ChemistryMBA

Ph.D in Environmental Chemistry and MBA in Operations Management. Associated with the CII Environment Committee for five years and presently associated with BIS as a Standards Development Committee member (FAD 30). He has conducted training programs on water testing and treatment.

His experience covers water audits, ground- and surface-water and effluent-quality studies, raw-water and effluent treatment, reuse technologies, standards and product certification, regulatory research, water-purifier evaluation, RO purifier standards and ETP performance assessment.

Consulting since 2014. Earlier roles: Underwriters Laboratories (Oct 2008 – June 2014), Givaudan (Feb 2006 – Nov 2008), Eureka Forbes (Aug 1998 – Feb 2006), Chemplast (Mar 1995 – July 1998) and Eureka Forbes R&D (Oct 1991 – Feb 1995). Experience in India, the United States, South Africa, Israel, China, South Korea and Canada.

Abhilash Sakhumalla

Advisory Member

MBA MarketingOperationsFinanceUSA

M.B.A Marketing. Business operations and management professional with experience in retail, financial management and business development.

He currently oversees multi-location operations at BZ Mart Inc, USA, and manages financial and administrative operations at Edge Node AI, USA. Earlier, he worked as a Technical Recruiter for a Dallas-based talent management company, with clients such as Genpact and AT&T.

Skilled in vendor management, financial planning, business strategy and operational efficiency.

Dr B N Murthy

Advisory Member

27 yrsISO 14001 Lead Auditor

Doctorate in Environmental Chemistry and Diploma in Industrial Safety. Qualified Lead Auditor for ISO 14001 Certification, with training in Sweden, Japan and Sri Lanka and technical papers in peer-reviewed international journals.

27 years of post-Ph.D experience in sustainability reporting, environmental audits (EHSS), solid and hazardous waste management, ETP performance assessment, EIA and environmental planning; projects in environmental management systems, water and air quality monitoring, zoning atlases, hazardous-waste characterisation and disposal; and training programs.

Roles at Aurobindo Pharma Limited (Feb 2010 – May 2022), Matrix Laboratories Limited (Dec 2005 – Jan 2010) and EPTRI, Hyderabad (May 1994 – Nov 2005), working with government agencies, industries, NGOs, the World Bank and international consultants in India, Japan, Sweden and Sri Lanka.