The SRP samples analysis that I set up and ran yesterday on the quAAtro came out after we left yesterday. All of the initial setups that affect the rest of the run tested perfect and or right in the range of what they should be.
Today I was shown the process and set up for chlorophyll a filtration.
The process is similar to TSS filtering, in that you concentrate on a known volume of sample onto a filter sheet and use all the same materials. This process measures the amount of algal biomass in a water system. Chlorophyll a is a photosynthetic pigment found in plants and algae and has to be tested for in the dark with only green lights to illuminate without heat or bright lights that are usually on.
This is what the datasheet looks like for five samples taken from Oak Hollow and High Point reservoirs.
