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Chlorophyll-A Analysis - Ohio Water Environment Association

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Overview of theSpectrophotometric Method• US EPA method 150.1• The Spec method is used when chlorophyll levels are veryhigh.• Step 1: Collect water sample• Step 2: Filter known quantity of water onto a 47 mm glass fiberfilter• Put the filter in a known volume of an acetone solution andgrind the filter with a tissue grinder.• This releases the chloroplasts from the algae and filter

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