Development of a New Detector for Oil in Water.

摘要

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.