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HydroCycle-PO₄PhosphateSensor

HydroCycle-PO₄PhosphateSensor
Due to ongoing component and labor shortages, we are discontinuing the sale of the Hydrocycle effective immediately. Service will continue until 10/1/2022, after which service will be discontinued entirely.

The HydroCycle-PO4 is a wet chemical sensor for environmental monitoring to enable valid, scientifically defensible results that lead to better management recommendations. A NIST traceable on-board standard, factory calibration check, a 2.3 µgP/L detection limit, and an accurate calibration mean you can trust the data, line up grab sample records, and swap sensors with minimal offsets.

Autonomous, low-power operations and five month reagent stability enable extended deployments in remote locations. Over 1500 samples between servicing, up to four samples per hour and both SDI-12 and RS232 telemetry options allow for higher frequency phosphate data than before.

The HydroCycle-PO4 has increased reliability over its predecessor, the Cycle-PO4, and many wet-chemical sensors, by maximizing data reliability and sensor uptime. Fluidics have been advanced to provide > 90% uptime free of bubbles for data quality in high oxygen saturation environments and to ensure it stabilizes rapidly after deployment. Filter life has been extended to minimize clogging and enhance data quality during high sediment events.

QC flags speed up troubleshooting and provide confidence in data quality and uptime. With the HydroCycle-PO4 you can know that your instrument is operating properly and justify your data quality, so you can spend your time analyzing what the data means.

FEATURES
  • Reagent cartridges

  • On-board standard

  • Standardization scheduling

  • Nanomolar resolution

  • Easy-to-use software

  • Autonomous or externally controlled

  • Scattering insensitive optical cell

  • 1500 samples between servicing

  • Over three month deployments

  • Smart sampling to minimize power consumption

  • Calibrated output (user-defined units of µM, mg/L PO4-P)