PRESS RELEASEBumper sales of FASTtracka II Fast Repetition Rate Fluorimeter reported by AMSI member Chelsea Technologies Group The
Chelsea Fast Repetition Rate Fluorimeter is fast becoming the tool of
choice for a range of organizations wishing to investigate the physiological
responses of a diverse range of phytoplankton
within ocean, coastal and fresh waters, reports Richard Burt, CTG’s
Marketing Director. Pukyong
National University (Korea), National Oceanography Centre Southampton,
Marine Scotland Fisheries Laboratory, University of Southampton and
the University of Essex have all chosen the FASTtracka
system in
recent weeks. The UK Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Science has
just purchased two systems in anticipation of possible requirements to
include primary productivity data within the Marine Framework Strategy
Directive. Since the introduction of the FASTtracka II there has been a significant increase in the range of applications from coastal and ocean algal studies to the protection of reservoirs and potable water supplies. The FASTact adapter has established the FASTtracka II as a high precision laboratory instrument. The
National Oceanography Centre's , FASTtracka
II
will be deployed on a number of
programmes funded by the National Environmental Research Council.
In addition to in-situ deployments, such as within the SeaSoar towed
undulating vehicle, the FASTtracka
II
will be used in the laboratory to investigate the physiological response
of a diverse range of phytoplankton types to variable environmental growth
conditions.
The University of Essex are using the FASTtracka II with FASTact in the laboratory to run Rapid Light Curves on a range of algae cultures. Their work includes comparison of measured gross O2 evolution with gross photosynthesis calculated from fluorescence on individual culture species. Click to learn more about FASTtracka II with FASTact Contact
Ellen Keegan for more information |
