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Optical Kit Acronyms on AquaFluor
Optical Kit Acronyms on AquaFluor

What do the acronyms on the AquaFluor serial number label stand for?

Updated over 3 months ago

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.

Example image below:
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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.
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P/N

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.

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