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NOTE: Use all tests immediately after opening.

Welcome to your

testing lab, Professor.

Now, let’s do some

science together!

Congratulations! You are in possession of one

of the most accurate and reliable Rapid Bacteria

water tests on the market!

This test will allow you to accurately nd out

if your swimming water contains potentially

harmful bacteria in a simple, quick, and easy-to-

understand way.

Just follow the instructions to get screening and be

100% certain of what is in your swimming water.

And don’t forget to have fun!

Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3

5 minutes

6 drops

10 minutes

6. Take the test strip out of the test tube and

compare to the Results Chart (see below).

7. If no lines appear, the result is not valid and you will need

to re-run another test. Even a faint line is a valid result.

RESULTS CHART

If your AquaScreen® test strip shows a positive result, your water sample

may contain bacteria levels that are dangerous to health. Take appropriate

action to decontaminate the water source immediately.

NEGATIVE RESULT

(Bacteria NOT detected)

POSITIVE RESULT

(Bacteria WAS detected)

Bottom line

(line #1)

is not visible

and only top line

(line #2)

is visible

Both top line

(line #2)

and bottom line

(line #1)

are visible.

Note: A faint line at

the line #1 position is

a positive result.

Rapid Bacteria Test

The AquaScreen® Pool & Spa Rapid Bacteria Test is a rapid immunoassay test

for detecting the presence of bacteria in water. The types of bacteria detected

include E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, species of Shigella, Enterobacter, and

many other coliform and non-coliform bacteria.

Use each AquaScreen® test immediately after opening its individual pouch. Store

and use this product at 50°-86° F (10°-30° C). Do not use the test kit after the

expiration date printed on the package. Each test strip is intended for a single use.

Read instructions all the way through before beginning the test.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Open the foil pouch and take out the contents. The pouch contains

enough supplies to run two separate Rapid Bacteria tests:

2x test strips

2x test tubes

1x water dropper (reusable)

Desiccant (to be discarded)

2. Using the water dropper, insert exactly six (6) drops of water sample

into the test tube (see Fig. 1). This is just a small amount of water, so

compare your test tube to Fig. 2 to ensure the right amount of water

is in the tube.

3. Gently swirl the water inside the test tube for 30 seconds,

and then let the test tube sit undisturbed for ve minutes.

4. After the ve minutes have passed, swirl the test tube

again for 10 seconds and set on a at surface.

5. Insert the test strip into the test tube with the arrows pointing

down (see Fig. 3) and wait ten (10) minutes. Do not disturb

the test strip or test tube during this time, and do not take out

the test strip to check it until the 10 minutes have passed.

Test lines will appear on the test strip during this time.

Bacteria