I like this Valerie, , I remember this one, I didnt know about this one . But what is very apparent, that with so many songs written about you, you are definately TROUBLE!
By the way... to completely dry something, an oven @ 105C until there is no more water weight loss is the most simple way to know how much H2O is in the sample. Green leaves takes ~ 3hrs. Algae, being very high water weight will take much much longer. I would try and pipette out H2O as much as I could first.
flectere si nequeo superos, Achaeronta movebo! -Virgil