The Aquaread Optical Phycocyanin Electrode is a highly sensitive, digital sensor engineered to detect and track freshwater cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) concentrations in real time. Operating via specialized sub-surface fluorescence, the sensor targets the unique phycocyanin accessory pigments found within live cyanobacterial cells by emitting a precise excitation beam of orange-red light at 610 nm. The sensor then isolates and captures the resulting return emissions within a filtered 650 nm to 700 nm window, outputting real-time biomass data before a full visual bloom materializes.
What this electrode offers over generic green-algae or standard chlorophyll sensors is its absolute specificity toward toxic cyanobacteria strains in inland water bodies. Outfitted with scratch-resistant, optically dense sapphire lenses instead of standard commercial plastics, it mitigates optical drifting caused by sediment abrasions. Active biofouling prevention is available as an option depending on the chosen deployment setup; while standard configurations on AP-LITE, AP-2000, and AP-5000 multi-parameter probes utilize passive protective shrouds for grab sampling, the electrode interfaces natively with the heavy-duty motorized central cleaning wipers on AP-6000 and AP-7000 platforms for extended, unattended field profiling.
AP-LITE Phycocyanin Electrode. Designed for Blue Green Algae Monitoring in Fresh Water. Range 0-300.000 cells/mL. Minimum Level of Detection 200 cells/mL
AP-2000 Phycocyanin Electrode. Designed for Blue Green Algae Monitoring in Fresh Water. Range 0-300.000 cells/mL. Minimum Level of Detection 200 cells/mL.
AP-7000 Phycocyanin Electrode. Designed for Blue Green Algae Monitoring in Fresh Water. Range 0-300.000 cells/mL. Minimum Level of Detection 200 cells/mL.
AP-5000 Phycocyanin Electrode. Designed for Blue Green Algae Monitoring in Fresh Water. Range 0-300.000 cells/mL. Minimum Level of Detection 200 cells/mL.
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