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        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0001.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0001.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Amoeba and flagellates" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Red flag Higher Life Forms. . . . . Indications that you have a high BOD or high F/M]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0002.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0002.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Free swimmer and flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[OK, these are often overlooked and many times you need to be at 400x or 1000x]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0003.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0003.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellates" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[If you have these in your plant, you are probably running a very high BOD, high F/M and may need to cut back on wasting or use some bioaugmentation products!]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0004.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0004.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellates" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[You may have a high TSS when these are the predominant higher life form]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0005.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0005.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Euglena 1000x" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[These photomicrographs were taken from wastewater samples.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0006.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0006.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Euglena" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Remember, this is all in one drop of water on a slide under the microscope. ]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0007.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0007.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Euglena" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[These are like lion tamers of the deep!]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0008.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0008.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellates 1000x" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Many flagellates are able to feed autotrophically as well as heterotrophically.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0009.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0009.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="FLAGELLATES" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Phase contrast
Flagellates posses one or more long, slender flagella used for locomotion.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0010.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0010.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Phytomastigina or phytoflagellates, which have chloroplasts or are closely related to such forms, and the Zoomastigina or zooflagellates.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0011.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0011.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[1000x Bright Field now this really looks like he belongs in a science fiction movie.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0012.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0012.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[1000x flagellates can twist and turn in many directions, squeeze in and out of the floc.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0013.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0013.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Usually you can expect high solids in the effluent and higher BOD levels if flagellates are present in significant numbers.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0014.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0014.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate 1000x" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Bright field 1000x They are really fast and unless you zoom in, you may miss them in your sample.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0015.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0015.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellates" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Flagellates are cells with one or more whip-like organelles called flagella.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0016.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0016.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellates and algae" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Some flagellates live as colonial entities, while others function as a single cell.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0017.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0017.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Heterotrophic flagellates can be found in marine environments, freshwater or soil.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0018.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0018.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Flagellates usually are present in very large numbers during initial start- up of a wastewater treatment plant, during recovery from a toxic discharge to the treatment plant, or at low D.O. levels.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0019.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0019.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Phase contrast 1000x]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0020.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0020.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Bright Field 1000x]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0021.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0021.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[If flagellates are present as the dominant protozoan group, this could indicate an unstable wastewater environment and a sludge biomass that is very young.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0022.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0022.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Phytomastigophora flagellates have many plant characteristics, including the presence of chloroplasts.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0023.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0023.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Like their relatives the amoebae, flagellates are usually present when there are large amounts of soluble food available (high F:M or high BOD).]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0024.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0024.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[They are found during start up when the sludge is young or after an upset, but will quickly predominate over the amoebae because they are more efficient feeders.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0025.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0025.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[They are often found in trickling filter, oxidation ponds, lagoons and activated sludge.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0026.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0026.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Flagellate is a common name for a diverse group of unicellular organisms in the subphylum Mastigophora, kingdom Protista.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0027.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0027.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[They have whiplike projections called flagella, which they use for locomotion.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0028.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0028.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Most Euglenoidea (syn. Euglenophyceae) possess numerous green plastids.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0029.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0029.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Flagellates range in size from 5-20 µm.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0030.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0030.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[What should I do if there is a significant change in my higher life forms and all of a sudden there is an increase in flagellates?
You might want to adjust your wasting or RAS levels. Some plants add bioaugmentation products in cases of higher loading.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0031.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0031.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellate" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Plantlike flagellates contain chlorophyll and are often considered unicellular algae.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0032.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0032.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellates 1000x" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Hard to believe this is nature!]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0033.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0033.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellates " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Some dinoflagellates (phylum Pyrrophyta) are plantlike.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0034.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0034.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellates" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Zoomastigophora are the non-photosynthetic flagellate protozoans.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0035.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0035.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellates" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[1000x Bright Field now this really looks like he belongs in a science fiction movie, maybe this is where Sigourney Weaver developed from!]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0036.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0036.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellates" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Some types of flagellates commonly found in wastewater are Euglena, Trigonomonas, and Monas.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0037.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0037.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellates" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[They may live as single cells, in colonies or as parasites.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0038.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0038.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Flagellates" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[There are two primary groups of flagellates. The Peranema belongs to the group which ingests its food.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0039.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0039.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="FLAGS" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[The other group of flagellates is more like bacteria. They do not ingest whole food. They take in food that is already partially "digested.]]></slide>
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