NEON Chlorophyll Analysis

The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) project is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is managed by Battelle Ecology, Inc. (BEI). The mission of the NEON project is to design, implement and operate continental scale research infrastructure to open new horizons in ecological science and education, and to enable ecological analyses and forecasts for the benefit of society. https://www.neonscience.org/

EcoAnalysts has been conducting chlorophyll-a, pheophytin, and carotenoid analyses of terrestrial foliage and aquatic algae samples for NEON since 2017. To date we have analyzed 960 algae samples for chlorophyll-a and pheophytin and 748 foliage samples for chlorophyll and carotenoid pigments. Algae samples were processed following a modified version of EPA 445.0 and foliage samples followed a modified version of EPA 446.0. Detection limit was 0.5ug/l and the hold time was 14 days from date of collection. We received algae samples from around the country and hold times were met. Laboratory audits and reports were conducted annually, and all were approved by the client.