Buy Indigo™ brand 0-1000ppm chlorine test strips to meet government sanitizing regulations, only $14.95 /100 strips; buy more & save with our extended shelf life.
Indigo™ 1000ppm free (available) chlorine test strips are easy to use. Just dip & compare to the color chart & you'll know in seconds if you're meeting the strictest safety standards.
Indigo™ brand chlorine test strips are Made in USA & tested for accuracy using NIST compliant standards.
You can use our bleach dilution calculator to correctly calculate the amount of bleach & water needed to prepare the ppm levels indicated above. This calculator will allow for any concentration of chlorine bleach to be used to prepare a sanitizing/disinfecting solution. Watch the video:
In the case of cruise ships, food borne illnesses could spread rapidly because of the relatively crowded conditions and overwhelm on board health care facilities. These high level, 1000ppm (0.1%) chlorine test strips will determine in seconds whether your chlorine bleach solutions are at the higher strengths required.
Simply dip a strip into the bleach solution, ensuring that the small indicator pad is fully immersed for a few moments. Withdraw the strip and compare to the color chart on the pack for immediate, accurate readings.
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The following table shows how much bleach is needed to make up different concentrations of disinfectant based on an initial concentration of 5% (most store bought bleach sold in North America is rated at 5.25% but loses strength with time).
Amount of 5% Chlorine Bleach to Make Final Volume | |||
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250 (ppm) ml Bleach |
500 (ppm) ml Bleach |
1000 (ppm) ml Bleach |
Volume (mL) Final |
1.25 | 2.5 | 5 | 250 (~1 cup) |
2.5 | 5 | 10 | 500 (~2 cups) |
5 | 10 | 20 | 1000 (~US Quart) |
19 | 38 | 76 | 3.8L (US Gal.) |
Here is a brief note from the Center for Disease Control on how to reduce the risk of getting a norovirus based illness on cruise ships, in nursing homes, daycare of schools.