The water industry in Australia follows a strict set of guidelines, the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, with a specific section on water treatment chemicals. For some time, this section has been largely ignored however, with a renewed focus on compliance by water authorities including specific tender requirements in some instances, water providers are increasingly motivated to ensure they meet the standards.
One major supplier of water treatment chemicals to the water supply industry needed to test its chemicals for trace metals and other active ingredients, ensuring their products met the guideline requirements.