In 1976, Germany enacted the Waste Water Levy Act, which stipulates that the discharge of waste water into public bodies of water is subject to a high fee based on the quantity and content of dirt. This law is exemplary worldwide and has led to the cleanliness of water bodies in Germany. Since all major cities have to pay taxes amounting to millions of euros annually, legal disputes are also being fought over the assessment of analytics. The courts only recognize results obtained with instruments that meet the exact requirements and Behr manufactures such instruments from sampling to analysis.

Parameters that can be analyzed with behr instruments:

Ammonium, BOD value, COD value, cyanide, heavy metal, carbonates; fluorides, hydrocarbons, phenol index, sulfides, arsenic, selenium, AOX, phosphor