Improved Chlorophyll Extraction Method

D.J. Nelson

Science · 1960 · 23 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

Filtered plankton samples subjected to sonic oscillations yielded 11 to 30 percent more chlorophyll a with cvacetone extraction than similar, nonsonificated samples. The improved chlorophyll extraction was attributed to algal cell-wall rupture.

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