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Measurement of Fluorescence for Monitoring Algal Growth and Health

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Biofuels from Algae

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1980))

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Measuring fluorescence is a noninvasive, inexpensive, and quick way of determining biomass concentration and health of the algae. Fluorescence is generally positively correlated with chlorophyll a and can as such be used as a proxy for biomass. In addition, the proportion variable fluorescence of maximal fluorescence is a measure of photochemical efficiency, which is affected by stress in a very early stage and can as such be used as a proxy for algal health.

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  1. Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki, Finland

    Kristian Spilling & Jukka Seppälä

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Spilling, K., Seppälä, J. (2017). Measurement of Fluorescence for Monitoring Algal Growth and Health. In: Spilling, K. (eds) Biofuels from Algae. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1980. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/7651_2017_100

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/7651_2017_100

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