Important new tool for oil spill analysis

摘要

VideoRay, USA, and Turner Designs,rnUSA, have announced the integration of the Turner Designs C3 submersible fluorometer with the VideoRay observation ROV in response to the rapidly growing demand for highly portable and adaptable methods forrnmeasuring water quality and oil pollution -particularly in conjunction with the impact of oil spills on marine habitats. The C3 is specified by the US Coast Guard in the SMART protocol for detecting the presence of oil. The instrument is designed to incorporate up to three optical sensors, temperature and depth. Sensors can be selected to detect crude oil, refined fuels, coloured dissolved organic matter, in vivo Chlorophyll a, blue green algae, rhodamine water tracing dye, fluorescein dye and optical brighteners. Turbidity sensors are also available.