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Introducing ASCENSION

The automated microplastics and environmental DNA depth sampler for freshwater and marine environments

Advance plastic pollution and biodiversity monitoring

 

Ascension is an automated depth sampler that collects filtered microplastic or environmental DNA samples down to 400 meters from a small vessel or fixed installation. Designed by marine scientists and engineers to easily collect reliable field data, Ascension is a versatile and scalable monitoring tool for freshwater and ocean environments.

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Automated. Portable. Scalable.

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Sample Anywhere, Anytime

Ascension Pinch Valve

Reduce Contamination Risks

Ascension Interface

Collect Real-Time Data

“The best place to look for information is at depth. Ascension is really one of the only ways that we can get our hands on those deeper samples given the platforms of opportunity available to us for this project.” 

- Eily Allan, University of Washington

Collect Reliable Data

  • Operate in manual or automated mode

  • Collect up to 7 samples in a single deployment

  • Filter in-situ to avoid sample contamination risks and save time

  • Recharge the battery to maximize deployment time

  • Capture real-time data, including conductivity, temperature, salinity, depth and filtration volumes

  • Easy onboarding; no technical training required

Ascension Case Studies

Woman at the beach kneels down to attach a filter housing to the Ascension instrument which sits on a carrying case on the sand

Ascension Advances Salmon Conservation in the Salish Sea

 

Man scuba diving looks at the Ascension depth sampler which is deployed beside him

Ascension Scales Biodiversity Monitoring in Marine Parks

 

Two researchers stand aboard the back of a small aluminum boat readying the small Ascension depth sampler for deployment

Ascension Improves Marine Mammal Monitoring