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