Development of a New Detector for Oil in Water.

Abstract

Recent decisions to enforce Federal water pollution control laws have led to an urgent need for a sensitive, rapid and simple field method for determination of oil in water. A new detector meeting these requirements and designed for shipboard use was developed. The method was useful for the quantitative analysis of undissolved oil present in water over a 0-30 ppm concentration range. The measurements were not influenced by common surfactants and could be performed by non-technical personnel. Readout could be obtained by visual color-intensity matching or by a reflectance meter. Color illustrations reproduced in black and white.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA036367

Entities

People

  • Per T. Thyrum

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detectors
  • Intensity
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Reflectance
  • Shipboard
  • Surface Active Substances
  • Warning Systems
  • Water Pollution

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Petroleum Engineering