CHARACTERIZATION OF CRUDE AND RESIDUAL-TYPE OILS BY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY

A new operational technique to pinpoint the source of an oil spill on a bench, river or harbor water. The new technique compares the fluorescence intensities and wave number ratios of the oil sample and has been evaluated for six different oils; results compare well with the results of infrared and metals analyses. The spilled oil should be sampled immediately, prolonged exposure to sunlight affects the fluorescence properties of the oil.

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  American Chemical Society

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• Authors:
  • Thruston Jr, A D
  • Knight, R W
• Publication Date: 1971-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 64-69
• Serial:
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Chemical Society
  • ISSN: 0013-936X
  • EISSN: 1520-5851
  • Serial URL: http://pubs.acs.org/journal/esthag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution sources; Detectors; Fluorescence; Identification systems; Infrared spectroscopy; Oil spill cleanup; Oils; Pollution control
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil fluorescence; Oil spill detection
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00019377
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 25 1971 12:00AM