OIL SPILL IDENTIFICATION WITH MICROENCAPSULATED COMPOUNDS SUITABLE FOR ELECTRON CAPTURE

A technique involving the microencapsulation of high-vapor-pressure compounds suitable for electron capture detection is proposed for the rapid, unambiguous identification of oil slicks. Experimental diffusion studies indicate that the tracer will remain within the microcapsules during the lifetime of an oil slick. Small-scale field studies were conducted with 30-micron diam. microcapsules containing Freon 113.

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• Authors:
  • Mitchell, B L
  • Simmonds, P G
  • Shair, F H
• Publication Date: 1973-2

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 121-124
• Serial:
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Chemical Society
  • ISSN: 0013-936X
  • EISSN: 1520-5851
  • Serial URL: http://pubs.acs.org/journal/esthag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Identification systems; Oil spill cleanup; Radioisotopes; Tracers (Chemistry); Water quality management
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil spill identification; Oil tagging methods; Radioisotope tracers
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046643
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 27 1973 12:00AM