Algae Torch

Chlorophyll and Cyanobacteria Measurement

The quick-and-easy portable measuring instrument. Switch on, dip in, read off!

The bbe AlgaeTorch is a handy instrument for the measurement of microalgae and cyanobacteria in all types of water. The AlgaeTorch mweasures chlorophyll-a of intact cells without sample preparation. A complete measurement needs less than 20 seconds. No sampling or preparation is necessary.

Advantages of algae determination

• prompt chlorophyll analysis
• hazardous blue-green algae detection
• real-time measurement with automatic turbidity correction
• GPS coordinates
• simple operation with cable-free measurement
• calibrated with living algal cultures

Applications - Water Quality Monitoring

• water quality measurement in lakes, rivers and streams
• detection of algal blooms and blue-green algae (cyanobacteria)
• management of reservoirs and dams
• environmental monitoring
• research and education
• analysis due to EU Water Frame Directive and Bathing Water Directive