Charm Pesticide Test for Water Pesticide usage in agriculture can inadvertently contaminate ground water which is one source of drinking water. The Charm CideLite test is an enzyme-linked bioluminescent assay that detects organophosphate and N-methylcarbamate insecticides and their active metabolites in water. The test takes 15 minutes and no extraction is required. CideLite is 100 to 1000 times more sensitive to organophosphates and n–methylcarbamates than assays using an acetylcholinesterase reaction. If a positive result is obtained, further confirmation can be performed by methods such as HPLC or GC/MS to identify the specific pesticides present in the water and their concentrations. Click to learn more about the Charm CideLite test. |


Pesticide usage in agriculture can inadvertently contaminate ground water which is one source of drinking water. The Charm CideLite test is an enzyme-linked bioluminescent assay that detects organophosphate and
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