Improved Chlorophyll Extraction Method
- 5 August 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 132 (3423) , 351
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.132.3423.351
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.Keywords
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