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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

Measurements with the bbe Fluoroprobe in 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 Instrumentation

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!

BenthoTorch display

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.

Features

  • Green algae

  • Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria)

  • Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae)

  • High sensitivity

  • No sample preparation

  • Easy handling

  • Automatic matrix correction

  • Cable-free operation

  • Display on the instrument

  • Datalogger function

  • Internal rechargeable batteries

  • USB connection to PC

  • Optional built-in GPS (coming soon)

  • Optional pressure sensor

Applications

  • Water quality analysis

  • Bloom detection

  • Toxicity alerts

  • Reservoir management

  • Bathing water surveillance

  • Dam monitoring

  • Environmental monitoring

  • Limnological work

  • Research and education

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In-situ measurement of cyanobacteria has never been easier.... Power up, submerge and measure!

AlgaeTorch display

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.

Features

  • Total chlorophyll

  • Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria)

  • High sensitivity

  • No sample preparation

  • Easy handling

  • Cable-free operation

  • Display on the instrument

  • Datalogger function

  • Internal rechargeable batteries

  • Optional built-in GPS

  • Optional pressure sensor

  • Optional turbidity sensor

Applications

  • Water quality analysis

  • Bloom detection

  • Blue-green algae assessment

  • Toxicity alerts

  • Reservoir management

  • Bathing water surveillance

  • Dam monitoring

  • Environmental monitoring

  • Limnological work

  • Research and education

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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.

 

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

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

Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring LogoHelping 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.

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