Simple, quick and highly sensitive – the first choice
for ballast water assessment!

With the bbe 10cells device we have used our manufacturing experience
of more than 2 decades of chlorophyll instrument production to venture
into new measurement dimensions – the detection of single living algal
cells. Microalgae are an ideal indicator in many applications since they
make up the largest part of the biomass of small organisms. The 10cells
is thus always the right choice when the smallest possible algal concentration
has to be detected. The determination of the amount of algae is
an ideal parameter for ballast water quality assessment. Using a modified
PAM procedure (patent) the 10cells achieves a very low detection rate
of only one living cell per ml. Thus, it is 10 times more sensitive than the
limit required by the IMO (International Maritime Organization) and up to
100 times more sensitive than any other commercially available ballast
water analysis instrument. Other typical applications are process control
for drinking water production in waterworks or cooling water production
in industrial plants. In daily use, the 10cells supports the controlled and
efficient dosing of flocculants or biocides.