Public methods
Rapid Bloom ID & Cell Count
Lake Pulse reports measurements. It does not score, rate, rank or forecast lakes or properties.
What it measures
What's measured & how
3 parameters · Harmful algal bloom ID and cell count, microscopy
- Value type
- Not published
| Parameter | Result type | Unit | Analytical method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmful algal bloom taxa (microscopic ID) | Qualitative | Identification | Microscopy |
| Total cell concentration | Quantitative | cells/mL | Microscopy |
| Taxa-specific cell concentrations | Quantitative | cells/mL | Microscopy |
- Harmful algal bloom taxa (microscopic ID)
- Result type:
- Qualitative
- Unit:
- Identification
- Analytical method:
- Microscopy
- Total cell concentration
- Result type:
- Quantitative
- Unit:
- cells/mL
- Analytical method:
- Microscopy
- Taxa-specific cell concentrations
- Result type:
- Quantitative
- Unit:
- cells/mL
- Analytical method:
- Microscopy
You get
- Signed laboratory report, filed in your lake's Documents & Reports
- Each result loaded into your lake's Data Library (Plus, Lake Admin, PRO)
How it's produced
- Test type
- Harmful algal bloom ID and cell count, microscopy
- Sample
- One surface-water grab sample, collected by you with the kit
- Return shipping
- Prepaid overnight return, with cooler and ice pack
- Analyzed by
- Independent accredited partner laboratory, with full chain of custody
- Method basis
- Microscopy
- Turnaround
- 24 hours from lab receipt
- Analytical method
- Microscopy
How (lab/instrument, method)
- Test type
- Harmful algal bloom ID and cell count, microscopy
- Sample
- One surface-water grab sample, collected by you with the kit
- Return shipping
- Prepaid overnight return, with cooler and ice pack
- Analyzed by
- Independent accredited partner laboratory, with full chain of custody
- Method basis
- Microscopy
- Turnaround
- 24 hours from lab receipt
- Analytical method
- Microscopy
Limits (MDL/RL, resolution, interval)
Published limits appear with their parameters in the measurement box above. Unspecified detection limits, reporting limits, resolution, and reading intervals are not inferred.
Value type
Not supplied in the product's published methods.
What it can and can't tell you
Every result shows the date and time the sample was collected. Results reflect one sample, collected at a specific place and depth, and analyzed by an independent accredited laboratory using the method listed on this page. Lake conditions change across a lake and over time, sometimes within hours, in ways a single sample may not capture. Every method has detection and reporting limits; where the laboratory provides them, they are reported with your results. A detection is not a diagnosis, and a non-detection does not prove absence. Results are not a regulatory or compliance determination unless the agency involved accepts them as one. Lake Pulse reports measurements; it does not determine whether water is safe for swimming, drinking, pets, or recreation. Always follow posted signs and your state or local health advisories. Recommendations are options to consider; decisions, and responsibility for any action taken, rest with you. This test uses a screening or non-EPA method. Results are intended for management decisions, not regulatory determinations. Blooms move, and toxin production can change quickly. A low or non-detected result applies only to the water sampled. The absence of a detected bloom or toxin does not mean the water is safe.
Version and last updated date
- Methods version
- Not supplied in the product's published methods.
- Last updated
- Not supplied in the product's published methods.
