JTS-10 Pump and probe spectrometer for investigation of Photosystem II and I electron transport and alternative electron pathways

农药或其他污染物造成的污染是水生生态系统的一个实际问题。在这些沃茨发现的浮游植物（藻类和蓝细菌）和水生植物对水质变化非常敏感。湖泊和河流很少受到单一污染物和环境因素的影响。过去很少有研究来了解这些环境压力对藻类、蓝藻和水生高等植物生理学的综合影响。此外，一些藻类和植物物种已经开发出净化污染环境的机制，但这些物种具有不同的能力，与它们的生理学有关，以执行这一任务。将使用所要求的设备完成的研究方案旨在更好地了解这两个方面。因此，对加拿大水生生态系统的环境质量的重要影响。

Pollution caused by pesticides or other pollutants is an actual problem for aquatic ecosystems. Phytoplankton (algae and cyanobacteria) and aquatic plants found in these waters are very sensitive to water quality variations. Lakes and rivers are impacted rarely by a single pollutant and environmental factors. Very few studies were performed in the past to understand the combined effect of these environmental stressors on the physiology of algae, cyanobacteria and aquatic higher plants. Furthermore, some algal and plant species have developed mechanisms to decontaminate polluted environments, but these species have different ability, link to their physiology, to perform this task. The research programs that will be completed with the use of the requested equipment will aimed to better understand these two aspects. Therefore, important impacts on the environmental quality of Canadian aquatic ecosystems.