You may have noticed that on the back of the AquaFluor, there is information regarding the Channels, A or B. These acronyms or phrases indicate the type of optics that is located inside of the instrument.
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For a quick reference, here is a data table to help you match up all of the optical kits we offer to the appropriate channel.
Optic PN on AquaFluor | Channel Label | Application | PN for Solid Standard Check |
8000-402 | NH4 | Ammonium | N/A |
8000-401 | CDOM | CDOM/FDOM | N/A |
8000-407 | CHL | Chl a Extracted - Acidification | 8000-952 |
8000-406 | IVCH | Chl in vivo | 8000-952 |
8000-405 | FLT | Fluorescein Dye | 8000-951 |
8000-403 | OBA | Optical Brighteners for Wastewater Monitoring | N/A |
8000-412 | PC | Phycocyanin (Freshwater Cyanobacteria) | 8000-952 |
8000-411 | PE | Phycoerythrin (Marine Cyanobacteria) | 8000-952 |
8000-409 | RWT | Rhodamine Dye | 8000-952 |
8000-408 | TRB | Turbidity | N/A |
8000-415 | OIL | Oil (Note: Specs for Osberg Crude Oil) | N/A |
You also may have an older AquaFluor unit that displays a channel name as GREEN-570, this stands for Rhodamine Dye. If your particular AquaFluor unit has a channel name that says BLUE, that stands for Fluorescein Dye.