bbe Moldaenke - Market leader in the design and manufacture of
in-situ spectrofluorometers for measurement of total
chlorophyll, blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), toximeters and biomonitors.
Get to know your water...
with bbe Moldaenke
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PP Systems is the exclusive
distributor for bbe Moldaenke in the USA.
What does bbe stand for:
biological:
the use of biological measuring systems based on biological
and biochemical research
biophysical:
many years of experience in biophysics guarantee technically
excellent instruments
engineering:
highly trained engineering skills help us to develop
products for field use, laboratory or measuring stations
optimized for practicality and easy use
Market leader for measurement of total chlorophyll
and cyanobacteria.
For more than 10 years now, bbe Moldaenke
GmbH has been one of the leading manufacturers of
top-quality products in environmental technology. bbe
develops and produces measuring instruments and software to
assess and manage water quality. Their instruments are made
for use in oceanography, limnology, drinking water
monitoring, river dam monitoring, bathing water analysis,
supervision of aqua culture systems and environmental
assessment. |
To learn more about
bbe's innovative products, click on:
In-Situ
Spectrofluorometers - including the popular
AlgaeTorch,
FluoroProbe and NEW BenthoTorch
On-line
analyzers - for continuous measurement of water quality
(AlgaeOnlineAnalyzer,
AlgaeGuard,
AlgaeLabAnalyzer)
Toximeters
and Biomonitors - Early warning systems for source and
drinking water protection (Algae
Toximeter,
DaphTox
II,
Fish
Toximeter and
ToxProtect 64. |
bbe
Products In The Spotlight
Vertical
Profiling of Major Spectral Algal Classes in Ice-Covered
Lakes located in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
Photo courtesy of Dr.
Rachael Morgan-Kiss (Miami University-Department of
Microbiology)
Click
here
to read more about this exciting research. |
Come see us at the following conferences in 2012:
March 21-23:
NEAEB 2012 - Falmouth, MA
March 23:
2012 New Hampshire Water & Watershed Conference -
Plymouth, NH
April 30-May 4:
8th
National Monitoring Conference - Portland, Oregon
May 13-17:
IAGLR 2012 -
Cornwall, Ontario (Canada)
May 20-24:
SFS 2010 - Louisville, Kentucky
August 5-10:
Ecological Society of America (ESA) 2012 - Portland,
Oregon December
6-10:
AGU - San Francisco, CA
On behalf of bbe Moldaenke, we participate in
many different meetings and conferences each year. If
you know about a meeting that would be relevant for bbe
products, please email bbe
Sales to let us know. Thank you. |
In-situ measurement of
benthic algae has never been easier.... Power up, place head
on sample
and measure ...
... and get your results in less than 15
seconds!
The BenthoTorch is lightweight, field
portable and designed to measure benthic algae in real time and
in situ by utilizing fluorometric characteristics of the
different algal pigments in the intact cell. No sample
preparation is required. Results are displayed and stored
in the internal memory and can easily be transferred to a PC via the
USB port for further analysis.
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Features
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Green algae
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Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria)
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Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae)
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High sensitivity
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No sample preparation
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Easy handling
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Automatic matrix correction
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Cable-free operation
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Display on the instrument
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Datalogger function
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Internal rechargeable batteries
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USB connection to PC
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Optional built-in GPS (coming soon)
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Optional pressure sensor
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Applications
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In-situ measurement of
cyanobacteria has never been easier.... Power up, submerge
and measure!
It's as simple as that and all in less than 1
minute!
The AlgaeTorch is lightweight, field portable and
designed to measure total chlorophyll and blue-green algae (cyanobacteria).
The pigments of the algae are spectrally excited subsequently by
three colored LEDs at a high frequency. In response, the algae
emit red fluorescence light and the intensity of this light is used
for calculation of the different algae types (i.e. blue-greens and
total micro-algae). Results are displayed and stored in the
internal memory and can easily be transferred to a PC via the USB
port for further analysis.
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Features
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Total chlorophyll
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Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria)
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High sensitivity
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No sample preparation
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Easy handling
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Cable-free operation
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Display on the instrument
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Datalogger function
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Internal rechargeable batteries
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Optional built-in GPS
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Optional pressure sensor
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Optional turbidity sensor
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Applications
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A highly sensitive,
submersible spectrofluorometer with automatic algae class and
chlorophyll analysis
A unique in-situ spectrofluorometer
which provides accurate measurements of up to 5 different algae
classes and total chlorophyll in one portable unit.
The FluoroProbe
quickly and reliably determines chlorophyll concentration down to
depths of 100 meters making it an ideal instrument for depth
profiling. The measurements can be displayed on-line via a
serial interface or stored in the probe for subsequent analysis.
In addition to determining the chlorophyll content, the probe also
detects the presence of algae and allocates them to various spectral
algae classes (i.e. blue-green algae/cyanobacteria, green algae,
diatoms/dinoflagellates/chrysophytae, cryptophytae). This
enables the instrument to analyze the occurence and distribution of
algae on site without the necessity of the laboratory.
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Features
- Determination of up to 5 different algae classes
- Quantification of different algae classes within
seconds in situ
- Gelbstoff measurement with UV-LED
- Reduction of laborious microscopic observations
(Time Savings!)
- Internal datalogger
- Pressure sensor
- PC software for data analysis
- Optional water temperature sensor
- Optional transmission sensor
- Optional GSM modem
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Applications
- Drinking water monitoring for blue-green algae (cyanobactria)
- Supervision of aquaculture systems
- Control of bathing water for toxic blooms
- Early warning system
- Ocean/lake research
- Limnological research
- Education
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Links of Interest
 Helping
grow volunteer water quality monitoring programs across the United
States. Click on
Volunteer Water
Quality Monitoring to learn more.
For more information, feel free to contact our
U.S. office or simply email
us at bbe sales.
To learn more about bbe Moldaenke
products, please visit the bbe
Moldaenke Web Site.
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