Measuring floc sizes in a water treatment basin

In June we were invited by Invent to use the FlocARAZI to image suspended particles in drinking water flocculation basins. It was a great time using the camera in a new setting and meeting some fantastic people. Visually the suspended flocs in the basin are larger and transmit more light (lower density?) than most of the flocs we’ve seen in natural water bodies.

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Jack and Stefanny deploying the camera

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A suspended floc with a width of approximately 2 mm. The scale is the same for all images below.

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Mix of suspended flocs and material that was stirred up from the bottom of the basin.

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More material stirred up from the bottom of the basin.