A MORE FLEXIBLE APPROACH:
We are there for you whenever you need us. We understand that things do not always go to plan and we maintain flexibility in our operation.
PRIORITY ON FAMILIARISATION:
We take the time to familiarise ourselves with your requirements/project so that you get the result you need.
WE ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT:
Dalcon employs highly trained specialists who regularly participate in professional development activities, national and international proficiency testing programs.
NO MIDDLEMEN:
When you contact us, you will talk directly to an expert. Don’t suffer the frustration of liaising through a laboratory manager.
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CLEAR EXPLANATIONS:
We take the time to explain what your report means and we are happy to answer any associated questions.Dalcon Environmental is the first and only organisation in Western Australia to be NATA accredited for the identification and enumeration of both planktonic and non-planktonic micro-algae and cyanobacteria from all water sources.
Since 1998, Dalcon Environmental has consisted of a team of highly skilled aquatic ecologists and algal taxonomists providing services to government, industry and individuals throughout Australia.
We possess a high-level of expertise and specialise in the identification of harmful and nuisance micro-algae from both freshwater and marine environments. From your backyard swimming pool to long-term oceanographic studies, we can help you.
We have experience with a broad variety of project types
Baseline Studies
BioDiversity Monitoring
Compliance Monitoring
Impact Assessment
Remediation & Management
Introduced & Pest Species Survelliance
Aquaculture Quality Assurance
Biotoxin Analysis
In all aquatic environments
Freshwater Wetlands
Rivers & Estuaries
Salt Lakes
Coastal & Offshore Marine Waters
Salt Marshes
Port & Harbours
Waste Waters
Industrial & Process Waters
Drinking Waters
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009 – Special Edition – Can it be true? We need this now more than ever!
008 – “It can kill you in seconds”
007 – Freshwater algal toxins – Nodularins
Nodularins are potent toxins produced by the cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena which responsible for algal blooms in brackish waters world-wide.
006 – Freshwater algal toxins – Microcystins
There are more than 80 naturally occurring structural microcystin variants of which, Microcystin-LR is the most common and the most toxic.
005 – Freshwater algal toxins
We discuss freshwater algae briefly on our website under the menu “About Algae”. Here though, we will look at freshwater algal toxins specifically in a little more detail.
