Category: Low Flow Groundwater Sampling

Getting The Best Quality Samples From Your Double Valve Pump

Double Valve Pumps can provide high quality, representative groundwater samples. However, to get the best quality samples from your pump, it is critical to understand how the Double Valve Pump works and how to operate it properly. Double Valve Pump Operating Principles: When a Double Valve Pump is submerged, hydrostatic pressure… Continue Reading »

Selecting A Solinst Bladder Pump Or Double Valve Pump

Solinst Model 407 Bladder Pumps and Model 408 Double Valve Pumps have a lot in common. Both are pneumatic pumps, both are excellent for providing representative groundwater samples, and both are widely used for low flow and VOC sampling. On the outside, Solinst Bladder Pumps and Double Valve Pumps look almost identical – but internally… Continue Reading »

Deep Groundwater & Dissolved Gas Sampling With Double Valve Pumps

Sampling groundwater from deep wells is a challenge on its own, but add to that the need for accurate dissolved gas analysis, and the task gets that much harder. Low Flow, Deep Groundwater Sampling HydroTerra, a leading Australian company, and exclusive distributor of Solinst products, provides environmental monitoring solutions. They have developed a… Continue Reading »

solinst bladder pump set up for dedicated groundwater sampling from a monitoring well

Solinst Bladder Pumps Simplify Groundwater Sampling At Ontario Landfill

An environmental monitoring program is an essential part of any successful landfill operation. Monitoring ensures that a landfill is functioning as it should, and that wastes do not migrate off-site or pose potential risks to nearby receptors. Regular environmental reporting ensures that operators comply with the regulations and approvals that govern them. Landfill Technicians Brad… Continue Reading »

Bladder Pumps Exceed Sampling Criteria

A nuclear power facility in England has an extensive groundwater monitoring well network that requires regular sampling. Golder Associates, the project team who developed the network, wished to update their sampling equipment and protocols to improve efficiency, while maintaining accuracy and high safety standards. A set of objectives was defined to help determine the ideal… Continue Reading »

Model 464 Electronic Pump Control Unit

New Product Release From Solinst!

Model 464 Easy-to-Use Electronic Pump Control Unit The New Model 464 Pump Control Unit is designed to work with Solinst Pneumatic Pumps to provide high quality groundwater samples. Very easy to operate 125 psi output Pre-set flow rates Saves up to 99 user-created flow rates Uses 4 AA alkaline batteries, that last for 40,000 drive/vent cycles (100… Continue Reading »