Adénosine Triphosphate

• Introduction
• ATP Measurements
• Total ATP - tATP™
• Dissolved ATP - dATP™
• Cellular ATP - cATP™
• Biomass Stress Index- BSI™
• Active Biomass Ratio - ABR™
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ATP Measurements

Within a water sample containing microorganisms, there are two types of ATP:

1. Intra-cellular ATP - ATP contained within living biological cells.
2. Extra-cellular ATP - ATP contained outside of living biological cells.

View the figure below to understand the different types of ATP:

Accurate measurement of these two types of ATP is critical to utilizing ATP-based measurements! Being able to accurately measure these different types of ATP offers the ability to assess biological health and activity, and subsequently control water and wastewater processes!