a quick question about bioluminescence

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Im doing a project with dinoflagelletes this year and I want to know how to measure bioluminescence. Im trying to see the effects of ocean acidification on bioluminescence and I need to find a specific way to measure it. Plz help me. Thank you very much.

[SciB]

There are scientific instruments for measuring luminescence like this but they are way too expensive. There are also plans online for building a device to measure light levels, but you need to be pretty handy with tools and electronics.

My best suggestion would be to do a search for a smart phone app that will allow you to measure low light levels like the dino's luminescence. The phone's camera should allow you to do this, but I don't know which app would be best. You want something that gives you a numerical read-out of light intensity so you can compare different treatments.

When you find some possibilities, post again and I'll help you figure which might be best.

Sybee