Blue-Green Algae
Blue-Green Algae Sensor by Turner Designs

Hydrolab provides the most accurate Blue-Green Algae sensor available on a multiprobe.

 

Features:

  • Available in two forms, one for detecting phycocyanin (fresh water), and one for detecting phycoerythrin (marine water)
  • Ultra-compact size designed specifically for integration into the Hydrolab DS5X, DS5, and MS5
  • Available with solid Secondary Standards to provide a quick and simple method to verify the sensor's stability over time
  • The Secondary Standard can be adjusted to correlate to a known Blue-Green Algae concentration
  • Three auto-selected gain ranges provide a wide measurement range of 100 to 2,000,000 cells/mL for either phycocyanin or phycoerythrin

Benefits:

Real-time measurement:

  • Identifies potential algal blooms before they become problematic, allowing time for corrective action
  • Less expensive and more timely than cell counting or visual inspection

Plus, like all other fluorometers available on a Hydrolab sonde:

  • Provides the most accurate measurement of phycocyanin or phycoerythrin because of electronic filtration of ambient light, efficient optical coupling and quality optical components
  • Incredibly fast response time through electronic filtration of ambient light
  • Excellent turbidity rejection due to small sample volume design and high quality optical filters
  • Cost-optimized for affordability and value

 

Optical Characteristics:

Light Source: Light Emitting Diode
Detector: Photodiode
Excitation Wavelength:  Phycocyanin 590 nm
Phycoerythrin 525 nm
Emission Wavelength: Phycocyanin 650 nm
Phycoerythrin 570 nm

 

Product Data:

Specs  
Minimum Detection Limit:  100 cells/mL
Dynamic Range: Low sensitivity:
Med. sensitivity:
High sensitivity:
150-2,000,000 cells/mL
150-200,000 cells/mL
150-20,000 cells/mL
Accuracy: +/- 3% for signal level equivalents of 1 ppb rhodamine WT dye or higher using a rhodamine sensor
Resolution: 20 cells/mL
     
 
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