Salofa introduces a blue-green algae test developed by VTT and the University of Turku

Salofa Oy will commercialise the blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) test originally developed by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the University of Turku. Salofa intends to bring the easy-to-use quick test to the Nordic consumer market first, during 2017.Soon ordinary customers will be able to check that the water at their beach is free of cyanobacteria toxins.”The single-use cyanobacteria test requires only a few drops of water and indicates the result within 15 minutes. If two red lines appear on the display, the water contains cyanobacteria toxins. One line means that