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What better location for a meeting of limnologists than a city sandwiched between two lakes: Madison, Wisconsin. Madison was the perfect backdrop for …
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7 Lakes Alliance is a conservation organization with a mission to safeguard the Belgrade Lakes Region by preserving clean water, protecting local …
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Flow imaging microscopy (FIM) is a cutting-edge technology that combines the benefits of flow cytometry and microscopy to analyze and identify …
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A successful HAB monitoring program should answer key questions that allow lake/reservoir managers to determine the next best course of action: What …
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![FlowCam collage of Microcystis harmful algae colonies](https://www.fluidimaging.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/flowcam-particles-and-collages/flowcam-collage-microcystis.jpg?width=450&height=250&name=flowcam-collage-microcystis.jpg)
Microcystis is a genus of Cyanobacteria that contains species capable of producing toxins called microcystins. Microcystis can be found in eutrophic …
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![The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians members in canoe on water at sunset](https://www.fluidimaging.com/hs-fs/hubfs/20180725_060216.jpg?width=450&height=250&name=20180725_060216.jpg)
The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) have received long-awaited funding to purchase a FlowCam Cyano …
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Harmful algal blooms can have a detrimental effect on the environment and on human and animal health. As a result of climate change, water utilities …
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The FlowCam was recently used by a team led by Natasha Barteneva of Nazarbayev University to develop a method for the classification of Microcystis …
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Savannah Mapes, 2020 winner of the FlowCam Aquatic Research Equipment & Travel Grant for Graduate Students, presented her research at the US …
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This January marked the conclusion of the 2020 FlowCam Research Equipment Grant for Graduate Students. The 2020 award recipient was Savannah Mapes, a …
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![FlowCam collage of microcystis harmful algae colonies](https://www.fluidimaging.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FlowCam%20Microcystis%20ABD2.jpg?width=450&height=250&name=FlowCam%20Microcystis%20ABD2.jpg)
FlowCam customers frequently ask us how to optimize analysis of Microcystis, a globally pervasive colonial cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) which is …
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![Red tide Karenina brevis on Sanibel Island](https://www.fluidimaging.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Red%20tide%20Karenina%20brevis.jpg?width=450&height=250&name=Red%20tide%20Karenina%20brevis.jpg)
It's hard to imagine a more picturesque location from which to perform one's research than Sanibel Island, Florida. However, as can be seen in the …
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