Lab water classification
- Ultrapure Type I Water
High purity water used for your most critical applications in the laboratory. Multiple water purification technologies further purify RO, DI, or distilled feed to produce water with virtually undetectable levels of organics, inorganics, particulates, microbes, and biologicals including nucleases. - Primary Type II Grade Water
Water that can be used with confidence for your less critical applications in the laboratory. Multiple water purification technologies use tap water as a feed source and produce water between 1 and 15 megohm-cm (1.0 to 0.07 microsiemens/cm.) - General Lab Type III & IV Water
Water that accepts tap water and produces Type III & Type IV water (up to 1 megohm-cm or 1 microsiemen/cm). This water is typically used for less critical applications in the laboratory such as pretreatment to Ultrapure Type I water systems or as feed to washing and rinsing applications.
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