Aqualabo - Model 01BACT001A248 -BACTcontrol bacteria monitor (2ml reaction chamber)

The measurement principle is based on fluorescence measurement of specific enzyme activity. BACTcontrol is an automated on-line instrument for the detection of microbiological activity in water. It measures the specific enzymatic activities of β-galactosidase (coliforms), β-glucoronidase (E.coli), ß-glucosidase (enterococci) and alkaline phosphatase (total activity, biomass) as indicators of bacterial contamination. Enzymatic activity is detected by adding reagents (consumables) that contain a fluorescent indicator. The reagents are specific to the substrate of the enzyme to be detected, meaning that fluorescence will increase when the corresponding enzyme is present in the sample.