When microbial activity may be contributing to fouling, DNA testing provides deeper insight into the organisms and functional pathways involved.

This option helps identify whether fouling risk is associated with biofilm-forming microbes, slime-producing organisms, sulfur-cycling microorganisms, or other microbial groups that can contribute to buildup. It is especially useful when fouling is persistent, recurring, or not fully explained by routine monitoring.

DNA diagnostics can help you:

• Identify microbial populations contributing to fouling

• Understand biological risk pathways

• Detect hidden biofilm-related drivers

• Support more targeted treatment decisions

Culture media testing is a way to detect and estimate bacterial groups commonly associated with microbial fouling and system degradation.

This option is useful when:

• You want to validate microbial activity

• You are supporting an existing treatment program

• You are investigating ongoing fouling concerns

If microbial fouling is suspected and treatment decisions need to be made, a kill study helps determine which biocide chemistry performs most effectively against the microbes present in your actual system.

Rather than relying on assumptions or legacy treatment programs, kill studies compare multiple candidate chemistries using your water sample and operating conditions.

This can help you:

• Validate the most effective chemistry

• Improve treatment performance

• Reduce chronic overdosing

• Lower unnecessary chemical spend

• Build a more defensible fouling control strategy