Abstract: A chemical formulation and the method of using said formulation for testing the ability of certain coolant treatment and additive formulations to actually perform certain aspects of the work for which they were intended. These certain aspects of work, for which the coolants ability to perform are tested, include the treated coolant's ability to remove scale from the treated system by inactivating, or otherwise rendering harmless, certain scale causing contaminants via chelation and sequestration. The invention further includes the method by which the testing is carried out.