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Parameter: TEP_Aggregates

Dataset: 
Series 3: Skeletonema marinoi growth and aggregation - Aggregation Phase
Parameter: 
Transparent Exopolymer Particles
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 TEP
Short Description:
 Transparent Exopolymer Particles
Official Name:
 Transparent Exopolymer Particles
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Transparent Exopolymer Particles (TEP): A class of particulate acidic polysaccharides, which are large, transparent organic particles, and commonly found in seawater, surface water, and wastewater.

Operationally TEP are defined as transparent particles that are formed from acid polysaccharides and are stainable with alcian blue (Alldredge, Passow & Logan, 1993)

Units include:

  • picograms xanthan gum equivalents per cell (pg GXeq. per cell)
  • micrograms xanthan gum equivalents per milliliter (ug XG mL-1)
Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
TEP_Aggregates
Supplied Units: 
Gxeq/l
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Transparent Exopolymer Particles (TEP) - Aggregates.
In ug of Gxeq (xanthan gum equivalent) per liter.
This is an absorbance equivalence.