Table 1 Parameters for multi-criteria analyses
From: Review of interdisciplinary devices for detecting the quality of ship ballast water
SYSTEM | Automation | Autonomous | Organisms size | Speed time | Price USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flow cytometry | Yes | Yes | <10 micron | 10,000 per second | $ 18,000 to 80,000 |
FDA/ATP | partial | No | Energy of all organisms in a sample | 3 or more minutes to detect enzimes quantity | FDA $ 450 |
Automated colorimetry (VITEK)1 | partial | No | <10 micron, but not all organisms | 15 minutes for each test | $ 32,000 to $ 151,000 |
PAM floumetry | partial | No | 10 <50 micron | 10 seconds to identify and detect chlorophyle | $ 58,000 to $ 93,000 |