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No-Solvent Oil-in-Water
Analysis Method

Detection of Oil in Soil

Press Release Lumwana Mine July2009.pdf

POGC Sensor Technology is the distributor of siteLAB products in Australia. Site-LAB’s field analyser use ultraviolet fluorescence (UVF) technology to measure the content of oil in soil. This state of the art technology is used to measure different types of petroleum contaminants in soil. UVF spectrometry's principle of operation relies on the electronic configuration of the molecular structure for each compound.  Aromatic hydrocarbons, which include carcinogenic compounds like benzene, naphthalene, benzo[a]pyrene, etc., both excite and emit energy at specific wavelengths. Fluorometer's response of each sample is measured by the instrument. Samples are extracted in methanol solvent using disposable test kits and then placed into the analyser for analysis, where the concentration is displayed in only a few seconds.

POGC distributes portable test kits to measure petroleum contamination in soil, sediment and water.  Sitelab uses ultraviolet fluorescence technology (UVF) to detect concentrations of hydrocarbons commonly found in gasoline, jet fuel, diesel fuel, heating oils, waste oils, coal tars, coal ash, creosote, crude oils and many other petroleum products.

If you are looking for the best, most versatile field screening tools on the market to save time and money on your next project, you've come to the right place.

Click here for a recent case study where our oil in water detection was used to remediate soil in a mine site.