BugCount® Fuel Kerosene Test Kit

BugCount® Fuel – Second-generation ATP®

Test kit for microbiological contamination in aviation fuel (kerosene, Jet-A1, JP-5, JP-8, etc.) for use with the LuminUltra Photonmaster™ instrument. These kits seamlessly combine the speed of traditional ATP analyses with greater accuracy and sensitivity.

BugCount® Fuel complies with ASTM D7687, and ATP photometry is listed as an approved method for the analysis of fuel and fuel-associated water in the latest 6th edition of Appendix A of the IATA Guidance Material on Microbial Contamination in Aircraft Fuel Tanks.

Key benefits:

• No specialist staff or specific knowledge is required to carry out the test
• Easy-to-follow instructions for measuring living biomass using cellular ATP
• Results available in just 5 minutes
• Low detection limit, nominally 0.25 pg/ml (250 microbial equivalents per ml), although even greater sensitivity can be achieved with simple modifications to the test
• All interferences, such as organic substances, colour, chemical residues and other characteristics inherent to the sample matrices, are mitigated

The kit comprises:

• All the necessary reagents, including: UltraLute, UltraLyse, LumiClean, lyophilised Luminase, UltraCheck
• Required consumables, including tubes, syringes, filters and pipettes

Sample types:

• Fuel-related applications
• Fuel-associated water

Most common applications and industries:

• Aviation

Microbiological contamination in fuels, lubricants and kerosene

ASTM D7687

ATP photometry