Environmental Sample Processor

IFCB, ESP co-deployments survey toxic Pseudo-nitzschia

Scientists from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and their collaborators at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) are co-deploying McLane Environmental Sample Processors (ESP) and Imaging FlowCytobots (IFCB) at various locations to monitor toxic Pseudo-nitzschia until the upcoming spring. Deploying these two advanced technologies together allows for simultaneous, real-time monitoring of changes
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ESP and IFCB Deployed Together in Maine

In collaboration with McLane, the Anderson Lab of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the Roesler Lab in the Department of Earth and Oceanographic Science at Bowdoin College,  a McLane Environmental Sample Processor  (ESP) and an Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB) were deployed in the flowing seawater laboratory at the Bowdoin College Schiller Coastal Studies Center on Orr’s island.  The project will track
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Live McLane Instrument Data from 5 Field Projects

What does McLane instrument data look like?  How are the instruments used in the field?  Check out our new reference sheet and experience live McLane instrument data from 5 active projects at sea from your smartphone or computer. QR codes provide direct navigation to project web sites where current and real-time data includes: Live Imaging
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McLane Testifies Before US Senate

McLane recently had the honor of providing testimony to the US Senate on emerging technologies that detect and mitigate Harmful Algal Blooms (HABS). Click here to watch the Senate hearing. McLane’s testimony begins at 25:45. On August 28, Director of Special Projects Ivory Engstrom spoke to the Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
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RAS Deployment Video in Lake Huron

See video  of the Reavie Lab from the University of Minnesota, Duluth (UMD) deploying a McLane Remote Access Sampler (RAS) in Lake Huron.  The Reavie team pursues research in applied aquatic studies on freshwater ecosystems, evaluating water quality issues. Routine work focuses on the use of algae as indicators of environmental changes. The RAS Lake Huron
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Watch Video of the First ESP Deployed in the Great Lakes

See a new University of Michigan News video featuring the first Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) deployed in the Great Lakes. ‘ESPniagara’ is now deployed in the Western Lake Erie basin to provide rapid, advanced warning to municipal drinking water managers and to safeguard the drinking water supplies from toxic microcystins. ESPniagara is the first ESP
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Five post-deployment best practices for your instrument

Proper post-deployment equipment maintenance extends the life of your instrument and prepares it for your next cruise. Post-deployment care varies by instrument so refer to the instrument user manual, which can be accessed in our Library.  Some universal best practices include the following: Run the data offload option, confirm that the data was recorded, and
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ESP and MMP deployed on Northwest Enhanced Moored Observatory (NEMO)

A McLane ESP and MMP  have been  deployed at near-real time ocean observatory located 13 miles offshore from the town of La Push, Washington within the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. The mooring site, the Northwest Enhanced Moored Observatory (NEMO), is owned and operated by the University of Washington (UW) and the Northwest Association of Networked
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IFCB and the ESP at NOAA Emerging Technologies for Observations Workshop 

At a recent NOAA Emerging Technologies for Observations Workshop convened by the NOAA Observing Systems Council, McLane IFCB and ESP were highlighted as part of NCCOS efforts to provide early warnings as well as effective monitoring and forecasting of harmful algal blooms.
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Summer ESP Deployments

ESP samplers are helping US regulatory agencies and shellfish managers spot potential harmful algae blooms this summer along the East and West Coasts. In the Gulf of Maine, three ESP sites will monitor for the presence of toxin-producing Alexandrium fundyense and Pseudo-nitzschia, while along Seattle's La Push coast in the Pacific Ocean, an ESP will sample for dangerous levels of the
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