The BioBailerTM is a quick and easy way to sample groundwater. Simply lower the bailer into your well and it fills with water as it submerses. When you pull up to retrieve the bailer the check-valve closes, trapping approximately 1L of water inside.
BioBailersTM are made from landfill-biodegradable* PVC, and will only start to biodegrade once in a microbe rich environment such as a landfill. They do not require high oxygen or temperature to biodegrade such as in a commercial compost. Achieve the same groundwater sampling integrity as non-biodegradable bailers but more responsibly.
Need to sample LNAPL / PSH?
The easiest and most cost effective way is with the Hydrocarbon only or HC BioBailers.
HC BioBailersTM allow you to collect floating LNAPL / PSH from a well, without collecting water.
The ball valve is denser than LNAPL but lighter than water so it pushes water out of the bailer while keeping the LNAPL. These bailers also have a wider mouth than regular bailers, allowing you to collect more LNAPL with each bail. Like all BiobailersTM they are landfill-biodegradable. -
Disposable Bailer Cord Our disposable bailer cord is mainly used to deploy bailers and sleeve samplers. Made from polypropylene, it is well suitable for all types of ground water sampling. The 2.5mm diameter twine is packaged in a convenient 100m spool and also made in Australia. It has a manufacturers stated break load of approximately 195kg, so can be used for a range of applications.
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Turn your BioTubing into a groundwater pump Waterra footvalves or inertial pumps have long been a reliable and effective way to sample groundwater. They consist of a one-way checkvalve which connects to a length of HDPE BioTubing. Oscillating the tubing up and down in the well produces a flow of water. The tubing can also be connected to external pumps such as the Waterra Powerpack or PowerPump. Waterra footvalves can be a great sampling solution for narrow diameter wells. Fieldtech Solutions stock a range of the most popular sizes such as the D25, D32, and D16 footvalves. Each of these can connect to our BioTubing which allows it to function as a manual groundwater pump.
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The engineered plastic 12 volt submersible centrifugal Tempest/Twister® pump is capable of pumping up to 18m from ground level, and the Super Twister® up to 25m (Depth to Water) by simply connecting to a 12 volt deep cycle battery. They are well suited for continuous sampling and purging of groundwater wells, or Low Flow Sampling by adding the optional controller.
They can also be mounted on a hose reel as indicated by the images.
