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 | | Until Spring of this year, the department relied upon the use of stills for the production of most of their lab water, which, although a tied-and-tested method capable of producing a quality of water suitable for their general lab needs, has a number of recognised drawbacks. |
 | | This is ideal for the department’s range of applications, which extend from reagent make-up and preparation of stock solutions to sensitive analytical techniques such as gas chromatography, atomic absorption spectrophotometry and HPLC. |
 | | According to the department’s deputy chief technician, Alex Burns, the benefits of the systems are clear, "It’s great not having to remember to switch the still on and off at night or weekends or having to keep an eye on levels during the day. |
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